dunsa
Swedish
Etymology
Either formed as a variant from dåna, or onomatopoeic. Compare dunka.
Verb
dunsa (present dunsar, preterite dunsade, supine dunsat, imperative dunsa)
Conjugation
active | passive | |||
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infinitive | dunsa | dunsas | ||
supine | dunsat | dunsats | ||
imperative | dunsa | — | ||
imper. plural1 | dunsen | — | ||
present | past | present | past | |
indicative | dunsar | dunsade | dunsas | dunsades |
ind. plural1 | dunsa | dunsade | dunsas | dunsades |
subjunctive2 | dunse | dunsade | dunses | dunsades |
present participle | dunsande | |||
past participle | — |
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
Further reading
- dunsa in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- dunsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)