Herbst

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Herbst.

Proper noun

Herbst (plural Herbsts)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Herbst is the 4208th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8419 individuals. Herbst is most common among White (96.23%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hɛʁpst/, [hɛʁpst], [hɛɐ̯pst]
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Etymology 1

From Middle High German herbest, from Old High German herbist, from Proto-West Germanic *harbist. Compare Dutch herfst, Low German Harvst, West Frisian hjerst, English harvest.

Noun

Herbst m (strong, genitive Herbstes or Herbsts, plural Herbste)

  1. autumn, fall
Declension
Declension of Herbst [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Herbst die Herbste
genitive eines des Herbstes, Herbsts der Herbste
dative einem dem Herbst, Herbste1 den Herbsten
accusative einen den Herbst die Herbste

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

See also
Seasons in German · Jahreszeiten (layout · text) · category
Frühjahr (“spring”), Frühling (“spring”), Lenz (“spring”) Sommer (“summer”) Herbst (“autumn”), Spätling (“autumn”) Winter (“winter”)

Further reading
  • “Herbst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Herbst” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Herbst” in Duden online
  • Herbst on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Etymology 2

From Middle High German Herbest.

Proper noun

Herbst m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Herbsts or (with an article) Herbst, feminine genitive Herbst, plural Herbsts)

  1. a surname from Middle High German
Descendants
  • English: Herbst

Further reading
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