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duister.

dark

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈdœy̯stər/

  1. dark

  2. bleak; gloomy

  3. sinister

  4. obscure

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch duuster, from Old Dutch *thiustri, from Proto-West Germanic *þiustrī.

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