ersterben

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German

Etymology

er- +‎ sterben

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: er‧ster‧ben
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Verb

ersterben (class 3 strong, third-person singular present erstirbt, past tense erstarb, past participle erstorben, past subjunctive erstürbe, auxiliary sein)

  1. (rare) to die
  2. to die away, to gradually stop

Conjugation

Further reading

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