"donker" meaning in Afrikaans

See donker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɔŋ.kər/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Anon1314-donker.wav Forms: donker [attributive], donkerder [comparative], donkerste [superlative]
Etymology: From Dutch donker, from Middle Dutch donker, dunker, from Old Dutch *dunkal, from Proto-Germanic *dunkalaz, *dunkaraz. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|donker}} Dutch donker, {{inh|af|dum|donker}} Middle Dutch donker, {{inh|af|odt|*dunkal}} Old Dutch *dunkal, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*dunkalaz}} Proto-Germanic *dunkalaz Head templates: {{af-adj|donker}} donker (attributive donker, comparative donkerder, superlative donkerste)
  1. dark Synonyms: duister Derived forms: donkerte
    Sense id: en-donker-af-adj-5rtWib7s Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 44 56

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɔŋ.kər/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Anon1314-donker.wav
Etymology: From Dutch donker, from Middle Dutch donker, dunker, from Old Dutch *dunkal, from Proto-Germanic *dunkalaz, *dunkaraz. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|donker}} Dutch donker, {{inh|af|dum|donker}} Middle Dutch donker, {{inh|af|odt|*dunkal}} Old Dutch *dunkal, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*dunkalaz}} Proto-Germanic *dunkalaz Head templates: {{head|af|noun|uncountable|||-|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} donker (uncountable), {{af-noun|-}} donker (uncountable)
  1. (with definite article) darkness, the dark Tags: uncountable, with-definite-article Synonyms: donkerte, duister, duisternis
    Sense id: en-donker-af-noun-ufeYno1u Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 44 56
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