dunkel

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

  1. dark (with connotations of sinisterness)

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German[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

dunkel (comparative dunkler or dünkler, superlative am dunkelsten)

  1. (of light, colour) 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.
  3. (of memory, ideas) vague, faint
    Ich habe nur dunkle Erinnerungen an meine Großmutter.
    I have only faint memories of my grandmother.

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  • With contractions (normal form):
  • Without contractions (now nonstandard and extremely rare):

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Usage notes[edit]

  • The comparative form dünkler is an equal variant of dunkler in Austrian German.

Verb[edit]

dunkel

  1. inflection of dunkeln:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative

Further reading[edit]

  • dunkel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • dunkel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • dunkel” in Duden online

Norwegian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Low German (compare Middle Low German dunker, also dunkel). Cognate to Dutch donker (dark).

Adjective[edit]

dunkel

  1. dark
  2. unclear, uncertain
  3. mysterious, obscure

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Pennsylvania German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare German dunkel, Dutch donker.

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dunkel

  1. dark

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Plautdietsch[edit]

Adjective[edit]

dunkel

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

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