"Dunkel" meaning in All languages combined

See Dunkel on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈdʌn.kəl/ [General-American] Forms: Dunkels [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Dunkel. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|de:Dunkel|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Dunkel", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Dunkel", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Dunkel"> Borrowed from German Dunkel. Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Dunkel (plural Dunkels)
  1. A surname from German. Related terms: Dunkle

Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈdʊŋkl̩/ Audio: De-Dunkel.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Dunkels [genitive], neuter strong [table-tags], Dunkel [nominative, singular], Dunkels [genitive, singular], Dunkel [dative, singular], Dunkel [accusative, singular]
Etymology: From Middle High German tunkel, from Old High German tunkalī. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|tunkel}} Middle High German tunkel, {{der|de|goh|tunkalī}} Old High German tunkalī Head templates: {{de-noun|n.sg}} Dunkel n (strong, genitive Dunkels, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n.sg}}
  1. (higher register) dark, darkness Tags: neuter, no-plural, strong Synonyms: Dunkelheit, Finsternis
    Sense id: en-Dunkel-de-noun-ozoSA7vt Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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