dunckelgelb

dark yellow (obsolete spelling)

English translations

  1. 01

    dark yellow

  2. 02

    dusky yellow

Word details

German meaning
Eine Farbe, die ein dunkler Gelbton ist.
English meaning
Dark yellow
German example
Die Blätter im Herbst färbten sich dunkelgelb.
English example
The leaves turned dark yellow in autumn.

Example sentences with “dunckelgelb”

  1. Die Blumen waren dunckelgelb. (The flowers were dark yellow.)

Frequently asked questions

Why do some older texts use 'dunckel'?

Before the spelling reforms, 'ck' was frequently used in many words where modern German uses 'k'.