Dunkelheed

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

• tunkelheet (Wiesemann spelling)
• Dunkelheid

Etymology

Cognate with German Dunkelheit and Luxembourgish Donkelheet. By surface analysis, dunkel (“dark”) +‎ -heed (“-ness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuŋkəlˌheːt/
• Rhymes: -eːt
• Syllabification: Dun‧kel‧heed

Noun

Dunkelheed f

1. darkness

References

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Dunkelheed”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 39, column 2