dunkel
adj · /ˈdʊŋkəl/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German tunkel, from Old High German tunkal, tuncal (“dark”), from Proto-Germanic *dunkalaz (“dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰengʷ- (“to smoke, fume”). The modern consonantism is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German dunker, also dunkel). Cognate to Dutch donker (“dark”).
Translation
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dark
Im Winter wird es früher dunkel.
In the winter, it gets dark earlier.
Das dunkle Rot gefällt mir besser.
I like the dark red better.
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deep
Er hat schon eine ganz dunkle Stimme.
He’s already got a very deep voice.
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vague, faint
Ich habe nur dunkle Erinnerungen an meine Großmutter.
I have only faint memories of my grandmother.