tunkelheet

Hunsrik edit

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Etymology edit

From tunkel (“dark”) +‎ -heet (“-ness”); cognate with Hunsrik Dunkelheit.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌtuŋ.kəl.ˈheːt/

Noun edit

tunkelheet f (Wiesemann spelling)

darkness
- Bible, Genesis 1:5
  Kot hot es licht "taach" kenënt un tii tunkelheet "naacht" kenënt.
  God called the light "day", and the darkness he called "night".