darken

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• General-American: /ˈdɑɹkən/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdɑːkən/
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• Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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• rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)kən
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• CMU ARPABET: D AA1 R K AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English derkenen, dirkenen, from Old English *deorcnian, *diercnian (“to darken”), from Proto-West Germanic *dirkinōn (“to darken”), equivalent to dark + -en. Cognate with Scots derken, durken (“to darken”), Old High German tarchanjan, terchinen (“to darken”), Middle High German terken, derken (“to darken”).

107 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: ngrys — to make dark by reducing light
• Albanian: err — to make dark by reducing light
• Western Apache: chaanaguayea galea — to make dark by reducing light
• Armenian: մթնեցնել (mtʻnecʻnel) — to make dark by reducing light
• Azerbaijani: qaranlıqlaşdırmaq — to make dark by reducing light
• Basque: goibeldu — to make dark by reducing light
• Bulgarian: затъмнявам (zatǎmnjavam) — to make dark by reducing light
• Chinese: 变暗 (biànàn) — to make dark by reducing light
• Danish: formørke — to make dark by reducing light
• Dutch: verduisteren — to make dark by reducing light
• Dutch: verdonkeren — to make dark by reducing light
• Finnish: pimentää — to make dark by reducing light
• French: obscurcir — to make dark by reducing light
• French: assombrir — to make dark by reducing light
• Galician: escurecer — to make dark by reducing light
• Galician: escurentar — to make dark by reducing light
• Galician: enfoscar — to make dark by reducing light
• Galician: amourear — to make dark by reducing light
• Galician: abazanar — to make dark by reducing light
• Galician: lobrecer — to make dark by reducing light
• Ancient Greek: ἀμαυρόω (amauróō) — to make dark by reducing light
• Italian: imbrunire — to make dark by reducing light
• Korean: 어둡게 하다 (eodupge hada) — to make dark by reducing light
• Kven: pimmenttäät — to make dark by reducing light
• Māori: whakapō — to make dark by reducing light
• Māori: whakauriuri — to make dark by reducing light
• Norwegian: formørke — to make dark by reducing light
• Norwegian Nynorsk: formørke — to make dark by reducing light
• Polish: zaciemniać — to make dark by reducing light
• Romagnol: imbrunìr — to make dark by reducing light
• Romanian: întuneca — to make dark by reducing light
• Russian: затемнять (zatemnjatʹ) — to make dark by reducing light
• Spanish: oscurecer — to make dark by reducing light
• Spanish: obscurecer — to make dark by reducing light
• Spanish: infuscar — to make dark by reducing light
• Swedish: förmörka — to make dark by reducing light
• Albanian: ngrys — to become darker (less bright)
• Amharic: ጨለመ (č̣älämä) — to become darker (less bright)
• Armenian: մթնել (mtʻnel) — to become darker (less bright)
• Azerbaijani: qaralmaq — to become darker (less bright)
• Azerbaijani: toralmaq — to become darker (less bright)
• Bulgarian: потъмнявам (potǎmnjavam) — to become darker (less bright)
• Dutch: donker worden — to become darker (less bright)
• Esperanto: malheliĝi — to become darker (less bright)
• Esperanto: mallumiĝi — to become darker (less bright)
• Finnish: pimentyä — to become darker (less bright)
• French: obscurcir — to become darker (less bright)
• French: assombrir — to become darker (less bright)
• Galician: escurecer — to become darker (less bright)
• Galician: escurentar — to become darker (less bright)
• Galician: enfoscar — to become darker (less bright)
• Galician: amourear — to become darker (less bright)
• Galician: abazanar — to become darker (less bright)
• Galician: entoldar — to become darker (less bright)
• Galician: toldar — to become darker (less bright)
• Galician: entoucar — to become darker (less bright)
• Galician: lobrecer — to become darker (less bright)
• German: verdunkeln — to become darker (less bright)
• Gothic: 𐍂𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽 (riqizjan) — to become darker (less bright)
• Ancient Greek: ἀμαυρόομαι (amauróomai) — to become darker (less bright)
• Italian: imbrunire — to become darker (less bright)
• Old English: nīpan — to become darker (less bright)
• Polish: ciemnieć — to become darker (less bright)
• Polish: ściemnieć — to become darker (less bright)
• Quechua: arphayay — to become darker (less bright)
• Romagnol: imbrunìr — to become darker (less bright)
• Russian: темне́ть (temnétʹ) — to become darker (less bright)
• Swedish: mörkna — to become darker (less bright)
• Albanian: ngrys — to make dark(er) in colour
• Armenian: մգացնել (mgacʻnel) — to make dark(er) in colour
• Azerbaijani: qaraltmaq — to make dark(er) in colour
• Basque: goibeldu — to make dark(er) in colour
• Dutch: donkerder maken — to make dark(er) in colour
• Dutch: donkerder kleuren — to make dark(er) in colour
• Finnish: tummentaa — to make dark(er) in colour
• French: foncer — to make dark(er) in colour
• Galician: escurecer — to make dark(er) in colour
• Galician: enfoscar — to make dark(er) in colour
• Galician: amourear — to make dark(er) in colour
• Galician: abazanar — to make dark(er) in colour
• Galician: enmourecer — to make dark(er) in colour
• Galician: atrapecer — to make dark(er) in colour
• Icelandic: dekkja — to make dark(er) in colour
• Italian: imbrunire — to make dark(er) in colour
• Māori: whakauriuri — to make dark(er) in colour
• Romagnol: imbrunìr — to make dark(er) in colour
• Russian: затемнять (zatemnjatʹ) — to make dark(er) in colour
• Albanian: ngrys — to become dark(er) in colour
• Amharic: ጨለመ (č̣älämä) — to become dark(er) in colour
• Armenian: մգանալ (mganal) — to become dark(er) in colour
• Bulgarian: потъмнявам (potǎmnjavam) — to become dark(er) in colour
• Dutch: donkerder worden — to become dark(er) in colour
• Finnish: tummentua — to become dark(er) in colour
• French: foncer — to become dark(er) in colour
• Galician: escurecer — to become dark(er) in colour
• Galician: enfoscar — to become dark(er) in colour
• Galician: amourear — to become dark(er) in colour
• Galician: abazanar — to become dark(er) in colour
• Galician: enmourecer — to become dark(er) in colour
• Galician: atrapecer — to become dark(er) in colour
• German: verdunkeln — to become dark(er) in colour
• Icelandic: dökkna — to become dark(er) in colour
• Italian: imbrunire — to become dark(er) in colour
• Latin: nigresco — to become dark(er) in colour
• Romagnol: imbrunìr — to become dark(er) in colour
• Russian: темне́ть (temnétʹ) — to become dark(er) in colour
• Swedish: mörkna — to become dark(er) in colour