dunsta

Swedish

Etymology

Cognate with Danish dunste, from German dunsten, used in Swedish since 1747.

Verb

dunsta (present dunstar, preterite dunstade, supine dunstat, imperative dunsta)

to evaporate
(colloquial) to disappear, to take a hike, to take off, to leave, to go away

Conjugation

Conjugation of dunsta (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	dunsta	dunstas
Present tense	dunstar	dunstas
Past tense	dunstade	dunstades
Supine	dunstat	dunstats
Imperative	dunsta	—
Present participle	dunstande
Past participle	dunstad

Related terms

avdunsta
dunst
indunsta

References

dunsta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
dunsta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.

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