Noun: Dunst
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Dunst |
| Plural | Dünste |
Definite
| Singular | der Dunst |
| Plural | die Dünste |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Dunstes; Dunsts |
| Plural | Dünste |
Definite
| Singular | des Dunstes; Dunsts |
| Plural | der Dünste |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Dunst; Dunste |
| Plural | Dünsten |
Definite
| Singular | dem Dunst; Dunste |
| Plural | den Dünsten |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | einen Dunst |
| Plural | Dünste |
Definite
| Singular | den Dunst |
| Plural | die Dünste |
Sample Sentences
Etymology
1. From Middle High German dunst, tunst, from Old High German tunst, from Proto-Germanic *dunstą (“haze, mist, dust, evaporation”). Related to English dust.
2. The onset d- is already predominant in Middle High German, thus due to irregular re-voicing. The expected form tunst disappears in early modern German under the reinforcing influence of Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German dūst, from Old Saxon thunst). See: English Nouns '
dust'.
Verbs referencing "Dunst"
Old English Nouns
dust, Swedish Nouns
dunst.
Translations