Herbst
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English
Etymology
Proper noun
Herbst (plural Herbsts)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Herbst”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 166.
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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
Herbst m (strong, genitive Herbstes or Herbsts, plural Herbste)
Declension
Declension of Herbst
Derived terms
See also
- Ernte
- Weinlese
- (seasons) Jahreszeit; Frühjahr/Frühling, Sommer, Herbst, Winter (Category: de:Seasons)
| Seasons in German · Jahreszeiten (layout · text) · category | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Frühjahr (“spring”), Frühling (“spring”), Lenz (“spring”) | Sommer (“summer”) | Herbst (“autumn”), Spätling (“autumn”) | Winter (“winter”) |
Further reading
- “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
From Middle High German Herbest.
Proper noun
Herbst m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Herbsts or (with an article) Herbst, feminine genitive Herbst, plural Herbsts)
- a surname from Middle High German
Descendants
- English: Herbst