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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Similar to *dunkalaz (“dark”), a zero-grade adjective related to *dinkwa-, *dankwaz (“dark”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*dunkaraz
- dark
Inflection
Declension of *dunkaraz (a-stem)
| Strong declension
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singular
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*dunkaraz
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*dunkarō
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*dunkarą, -atō
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*dunkarai
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*dunkarôz
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*dunkarō
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| accusative
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*dunkaranǭ
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*dunkarǭ
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*dunkarą, -atō
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*dunkaranz
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*dunkarōz
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*dunkarō
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| genitive
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*dunkaras, -is
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*dunkaraizōz
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*dunkaras, -is
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*dunkaraizǫ̂
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*dunkaraizǫ̂
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*dunkaraizǫ̂
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| dative
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*dunkarammai
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*dunkaraizōi
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*dunkarammai
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*dunkaraimaz
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*dunkaraimaz
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*dunkaraimaz
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| instrumental
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*dunkaranō
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*dunkaraizō
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*dunkaranō
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*dunkaraimiz
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*dunkaraimiz
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*dunkaraimiz
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| Weak declension
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singular
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*dunkarô
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*dunkarǭ
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*dunkarô
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*dunkaraniz
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*dunkarōniz
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*dunkarōnō
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| accusative
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*dunkaranų
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*dunkarōnų
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*dunkarô
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*dunkaranunz
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*dunkarōnunz
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*dunkarōnō
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| genitive
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*dunkariniz
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*dunkarōniz
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*dunkariniz
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*dunkaranǫ̂
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*dunkarōnǫ̂
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*dunkaranǫ̂
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| dative
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*dunkarini
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*dunkarōni
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*dunkarini
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*dunkarammaz
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*dunkarōmaz
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*dunkarammaz
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| instrumental
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*dunkarinē
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*dunkarōnē
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*dunkarinē
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*dunkarammiz
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*dunkarōmiz
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*dunkarammiz
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Synonyms
Descendants
Further reading
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) “dunkla-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 109
