höst

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See also: host, hoest, Host, hőst, hosť, and høst

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /hœst/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

höst c

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

Declension[edit]

Declension of höst 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative höst hösten höstar höstarna
Genitive hösts höstens höstars höstarnas

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