| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Gender | feminine |
| Afrikaans | duisternis; donker |
|---|---|
| Albanian | errësirë |
| Czech | tma; temnota |
| Danish | mørke |
| Dutch | donker; duister; duisternis; obscuriteit; duisterheid |
| English | dark |
| English (Old English) | þeostru |
| Esperanto | mallumo; tenebro |
| Faeroese | myrkur |
| French | obscurité; ténères |
| German | Dunkelheit; Finsternis; Dunkel |
| Hawaiian | pōʻeleʻele |
| Icelandic | myrkur |
| Italian | oscurità; tenebre; buio |
| Latin | caligatio; caligo |
| Low German | düüster |
| Papiamento | skuridat |
| Saterland Frisian | Djunkelenge; Tjuusterenge; Tjuustergaid |
| Swahili | giza |
| Swedish | dunkelhet; mörker |
| Thai | ความมืด |