Dunkel

See also: dunkel and Dünkel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Dunkel.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdʌn.kəl/

Proper noun

Dunkel (plural Dunkels)

A surname from German.

Related terms

Dunkle

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dunkel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 499.
Forebears

German

Etymology

From Old High German tunkalī.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdʊŋkl̩/
Audio: (file)

Noun

Dunkel n (strong, genitive Dunkels, no plural)

(higher register) dark, darkness
Synonyms: Dunkelheit, Finsternis

Declension

Declension of Dunkel [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Dunkel
genitive	eines	des	Dunkels
dative	einem	dem	Dunkel
accusative	ein	das	Dunkel

Further reading

“Dunkel” in Duden online
“Dunkel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache