duister

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch duister.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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duister (attributive duister or duistere, comparative duisterder, superlative duisterste)

  1. dark
  2. obscure

Derived terms

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdœy̯stər/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: duis‧ter
  • Rhymes: -œy̯stər

Adjective

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duister (comparative duisterder, superlative duisterst)

  1. dark
    Synonym: donker
  2. bleak; gloomy
  3. sinister
  4. obscure

Declension

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Declension of duister
uninflected duister
inflected duistere
comparative duisterder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial duister duisterder het duisterst
het duisterste
indefinite m./f. sing. duistere duisterdere duisterste
n. sing. duister duisterder duisterste
plural duistere duisterdere duisterste
definite duistere duisterdere duisterste
partitive duisters duisterders

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: duister
  • Negerhollands: duster, distu, distutit

Anagrams

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