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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish høster, Old Norse haustr m, from Proto-Germanic *harbustaz, *harbistaz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kerp-.
Pronunciation
Noun
höst c
- autumn (season)
- (figuratively) the time towards the end of a life; the time of old age
Declension
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