dunkel

== English == === Etymology === From German dunkel (“dark”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdʌŋ.k(ə)l/ Hyphenation: dun‧kel Rhymes: -ʌŋkəl === Noun === dunkel (countable and uncountable, plural dunkels) A type of dark German lager, typically ranging in color from amber to dark reddish brown, and characterized by its smooth malty flavor. === Further reading === Dunkel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Danish == === Etymology === From German dunkel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdɔˀŋɡl̩/ === Adjective === dunkel (neuter dunkelt, plural and definite singular attributive dunkle) dark (with connotations of sinisterness) mysterious, enigmatic suspicious ==== Inflection ==== ==== Synonyms ==== mørk gådefuld uklar ==== Antonyms ==== lys ==== Derived terms ==== dunkelhed === References === “dunkel” in Den Danske Ordbog == German == === Alternative forms === dunckel, tunckel, tunkel (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] === Adjective === dunkel (strong nominative masculine singular dunkler, comparative dunkler or (alternatively in Austria) dünkler, superlative am dunkelsten) (of light, colour) dark Antonym: hell (of sound) deep Synonym: tief Antonyms: hell, hoch (of memory, ideas) vague, faint ==== Usage notes ==== The comparative form dünkler is an equal variant of dunkler in Austrian German. ==== Declension ==== With contractions (normal form): Without contractions (now nonstandard and extremely rare): ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === dunkel inflection of dunkeln: first-person singular present singular imperative === Further reading === “dunkel”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “dunkel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “dunkel” in Duden online == Norwegian == === Etymology === From Low German (compare Middle Low German dunker, also dunkel). Cognate to Dutch donker (“dark”). === Adjective === dunkel dark unclear, uncertain mysterious, obscure === Further reading === dunkel in Bokmålsordboka == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === Compare German dunkel, Dutch donker. === Adjective === dunkel dark ==== Synonyms ==== finschder == Plautdietsch == === Adjective === dunkel dark cloudy bleak dim murky obscure sombre ==== Derived terms ==== Dunkelheit == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German dunkel, from Proto-Germanic *dunkalaz. Cognate with Old Norse døkkr. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === dunkel (comparative dunklare, superlative dunklast) dark, dim (figurative) obscure, opaque, abstruse (figurative) dubious ==== Declension ==== === Noun === dunkel n darkness, dimness obscurity ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== vara höljt i dunkel === References === “dunkel”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)