Dunst

See also: dunst

German

Etymology

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

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

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Noun

Dunst m (strong, genitive Dunstes or Dunsts, plural Dünste)

1. haze, mist

Declension

Declension of Dunst [masculine, strong]

	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 rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• blauer Dunst

Related terms

• dunsten
• dünsten

Further reading

• “Dunst” in Duden online
• “Dunst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Dunst” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.