donker

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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

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Noun

donker (uncountable)

  1. (with definite article) darkness, the dark
    Synonyms: donkerte, duister, duisternis

Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

donker (comparative donkerder, superlative donkerst)

  1. dark

Declension

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 —

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Descendants

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

Noun

donker n (uncountable)

  1. (with definite article) darkness, the dark
    Synonyms: donkerte, duister, duisternis

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