erstehen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German erstān, erstēn, from Old High German irstantan, irstān, irstēn, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀstān. Equivalent to er- +‎ stehen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɛɐ̯ˈʃteːən/
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  • Rhymes: -eːən

Verb

erstehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present ersteht, past tense erstand, past participle erstanden, past subjunctive erstände or erstünde, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive, informal) to buy
  2. (intransitive, high-style) to arise, to come into being
    • 1904, Rudolf Steiner, Theosophie, p.39 (in the 2003 print)
      Aber die Empfindung der blauen Farbe, die der Empfänger der Lichtstrahlen hat, kann ich auf diesem Wege nirgends finden. Sie ersteht erst innerhalb der Seele dieses Empfängers.
      But the sensation of blue that arises in the recepient of the light rays, I cannot find anywhere in this manner. It arises only in the soul of this recipient.
  3. (intransitive, high-style) to rise again, to arise anew, to reappear

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Further reading

  • erstehen” in Duden online
  • erstehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache