höst

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Etymology

From Old Swedish høster, Old Norse haustr m, from Proto-Germanic *harbustaz, *harbistaz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kerp-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hœst/
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Noun

höst c

  1. autumn (season)
  2. (figuratively) the time towards the end of a life; the time of old age

Declension

Declension of höst
nominative genitive
singular indefinite höst hösts
definite hösten höstens
plural indefinite höstar höstars
definite höstarna höstarnas

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