donker

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)

dark
Synonym: duister

Antonyms

lig

Derived terms

donkerte

Noun

donker (uncountable)

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

Dutch

Alternative forms

donkel (dialectal)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɔŋ.kər/
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Hyphenation: don‧ker
Rhymes: -ɔŋkər

Adjective

donker (comparative donkerder, superlative donkerst)

dark

Inflection

Inflection 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	—

Synonyms

duister

Antonyms

licht

Derived terms

Descendants

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

Noun

donker n (uncountable)

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

Anagrams

dronke, rokend

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