donker

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔŋ.kər/
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Adjective

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donker (attributive donker, comparative donkerder, superlative donkerste)

  1. dark
    Synonym: duister

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Noun

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donker (uncountable)

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

Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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donker (comparative donkerder, superlative donkerst)

  1. dark

Declension

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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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Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Noun

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donker n (uncountable)

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

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