*dustą
Runic: ᛞᚢᛊᛏᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈdus.tɑ̃/noun · neuter · a-stem
Meanings
dust
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dʰus-tó-m, from a zero-grade form of root *dʰwes- (‘to smoke, fume’), related to root *dʰewh₂- (‘smoke, mist, haze’). Related to *duskaz (‘dark, dark-colored, dusky’) and *dusnaz (‘brownish, brown; yellow’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | dustą | dustō |
| Acc. | dustą | dustō |
| Gen. | dustas, dustis | dustǫ̂ |
| Dat. | dustai | dustamaz |
| Inst. | dustō | dustamiz |
| Voc. | dustą | dustō |
Descendants
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*dust (Old Dutch)
- dust, dost (Middle Dutch)
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dust (Old English)
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dust, doust (Middle English)
- dust (English)
- dust, dist (Scots)
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dust, doust (Middle English)
- dust (Old Frisian)
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dust (Old Saxon)
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dust (Middle Low German)
- Dust (German)
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dust (Middle Low German)
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dust (Old Norse)
- dyst (Danish)
- dust (Faroese)
- dust (Icelandic)
- dust (Norwegian Bokmål)
- dust (Swedish)