dunkel

See also: Dunkel

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔˀŋɡl̩/

Adjective

dunkel (neuter dunkelt, plural and definite singular attributive dunkle, comparative dunklere, superlative (predicative) dunklest, superlative (attributive) dunkleste)

1. dark (with connotations of sinisterness)

Derived terms

• dunkelhed

Further reading

• “dunkel” in Den Danske Ordbog

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German

Alternative forms

• dunckel, tunckel, tunkel (all obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German tunkel, from Old High German tunkal, tuncal (“dark”), from Proto-Germanic *dunkalaz (“dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰengʷ- (“to smoke, fume”). The modern consonantism is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German dunker, also dunkel). Cognate to Dutch donker (“dark”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʊŋkəl/, [ˈdʊŋkəl], [ˈdʊŋkl̩]

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Adjective

dunkel (comparative dunkler, superlative am dunkelsten)

1. (of light) dark

   Antonym: hell

   Im Winter wird es früher dunkel.

   In the winter, it gets dark earlier.

   Das dunkle Rot gefällt mir besser.

   I like the dark red better.

2. (of sound) deep

   Synonym: tief

   Antonyms: hell, hoch

   Er hat schon eine ganz dunkle Stimme.

   He’s already got a very deep voice.

Declension

• With contractions (normal form):

• Without contractions (now nonstandard and extremely rare):

Derived terms

• dunkelblau
• dunkelblond
• dunkelbraun
• dunkelgelb
• dunkelgrau
• dunkelgrün
• Dunkelheit
• Dunkelkammer
• dunkeln
• dunkelrot
• dunkelviolett
• dunkelweiß
• Dunkelziffer

 

Verb

dunkel

1. (deprecated template usage) First-person singular present of dunkeln.
2. (deprecated template usage) Imperative singular of dunkeln.

Further reading

• “dunkel” in Duden online

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German dunkel, Dutch donker.

Adjective

dunkel

1. dark

Synonyms

• finschder

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Plautdietsch

Adjective

dunkel

1. dark
2. cloudy
3. bleak
4. dim
5. murky
6. obscure
7. sombre

Derived terms

• Dunkelheit