dunsa

Swedish

Etymology

Either formed as a variant from dåna, or onomatopoeic. Compare dunka.

Verb

dunsa (present dunsar, preterite dunsade, supine dunsat, imperative dunsa)

1. thud

Conjugation

Conjugation of dunsa (weak)

	active		passive
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

• duns

Further reading

• dunsa in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• dunsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)