Herbst

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Herbst.

Proper noun[edit]

Herbst (plural Herbsts)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics[edit]

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Herbst is the 4208th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8419 individuals. Herbst is most common among White (96.23%) individuals.

Further reading[edit]

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /hɛʁpst/, [hɛʁpst], [hɛɐ̯pst]
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Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle High German herbest, from Old High German herbist, from Proto-West Germanic *harbist. Compare Dutch herfst, Low German Harvst, West Frisian hjerst, English harvest.

Noun[edit]

Herbst m (strong, genitive Herbstes or Herbsts, plural Herbste)

  1. autumn, fall
Declension[edit]
Declension of Herbst [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Herbst die Herbste
genitive eines des Herbstes, Herbsts der Herbste
dative einem dem Herbst, Herbste1 den Herbsten
accusative einen den Herbst die Herbste

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Seasons in German · Jahreszeiten (layout · text) · category
Frühjahr (“spring”), Frühling (“spring”), Lenz (“spring”) Sommer (“summer”) Herbst (“autumn”), Spätling (“autumn”) Winter (“winter”)

Further reading[edit]

  • “Herbst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Herbst” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Herbst” in Duden online
  • Herbst on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle High German Herbest.

Proper noun[edit]

Herbst m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Herbsts or (with an article) Herbst, feminine genitive Herbst, plural Herbsts)

  1. a surname from Middle High German
Descendants[edit]
  • English: Herbst

Further reading[edit]

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