donker

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch donker, from Middle Dutch donker, dunker, from Old Dutch *dunkal, from Proto-Germanic *dunkalaz, *dunkaraz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔŋ.kər/

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Adjective

donker (attributive donker, comparative donkerder, superlative donkerste)

1. dark

   Synonym: duister

Antonyms

• lig

Derived terms

• donkerte

Noun

donker (uncountable)

1. (with definite article) darkness, the dark

   Synonyms: donkerte, duister, duisternis

Dutch

Alternative forms

• donkel (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch donker, dunker, from Old Dutch *dunkar, from Proto-Germanic *dunkalaz, *dunkaraz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔŋ.kər/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: don‧ker
• Rhymes: -ɔŋkər

Adjective

donker (comparative donkerder, superlative donkerst)

1. dark

Inflection

Declension of donker
uninflected	donker
inflected	donkere
comparative	donkerder
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		donker	donkerder	het donkerst het donkerste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	donkere	donkerdere	donkerste
	n. sing.	donker	donkerder	donkerste
	plural	donkere	donkerdere	donkerste
definite		donkere	donkerdere	donkerste
partitive		donkers	donkerders	—

Synonyms

• duister

Antonyms

• licht

Derived terms

• aardedonker
• donkere energie
• donkere materie
• donkerte
• pikdonker
• donkerheid

Descendants

• Afrikaans: donker
• Berbice Creole Dutch: dunggru
• Negerhollands: donker, dunku, duṅki
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: dunku (archaic)
• → Indonesian: dongker
• → Sranan Tongo: dungru
  • → Aukan: dunguu
  • → Saramaccan: dúngu
• → West Frisian: donker

Noun

donker n (uncountable)

1. (with definite article) darkness, the dark

   Synonyms: donkerte, duister, duisternis

Anagrams

• dronke, rokend