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)

1. to evaporate
2. (slang) to leave; take off, clear out, scram

   Synonyms: dra, sticka, gitta

Conjugation

Conjugation of dunsta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	dunsta		dunstas
Supine	dunstat		dunstats
Imperative	dunsta		—
Imper. plural1	dunsten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	dunstar	dunstade	dunstas	dunstades
Ind. plural1	dunsta	dunstade	dunstas	dunstades
Subjunctive2	dunste	dunstade	dunstes	dunstades
	Participles
Present participle	dunstande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• avdunsta
• dunst
• indunsta

References

• dunsta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• dunsta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• dunsta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)