Dunst

See also: dunst

German

Etymology

From Middle High German dunst, tunst, from Old High German tunst, from Proto-Germanic *dunstą (“mist, dust, evaporation”). 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).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dʊnst/
Rhymes: -ʊnst
Audio (file)

Noun

Dunst m (genitive Dunstes or Dunsts, plural Dünste)

haze

Declension

Declension of Dunst

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Dunst	die	Dünste
genitive	eines	des	Dunstes, Dunsts	der	Dünste
dative	einem	dem	Dunst, Dunste¹	den	Dünsten
accusative	einen	den	Dunst	die	Dünste

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading

Dunst in Duden online

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