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dunkel.

dark, dim

6 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. dark, dim

  2. obscure, opaque, abstruse

    figuratively

  3. dubious

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German dunkel, from Proto-Germanic *dunkalaz. Cognate with Old Norse døkkr.

noun

  1. darkness, dimness

    neuter

  2. obscurity

    neuter
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German dunkel, from Proto-Germanic *dunkalaz. Cognate with Old Norse døkkr.

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