ernten

See also: Ernten

German

Alternative forms

  • (obsolete) erndten

Etymology

From Middle High German ernen, arnen, from Old High German arnōn, from Proto-Germanic *azanōną. This verb is denominal from the noun *azaniz (harvest), which underwent umlaut in inflected forms and was later merged with a related noun to yield modern German Ernte. The verb was continuously adapted to its underlying noun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛrntən/, [ˈʔɛʁn.tn̩], [ˈʔɛɐ̯n-], [-tən]
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Verb

ernten (weak, third-person singular present erntet, past tense erntete, past participle geerntet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to harvest, to reap
    Synonym: die Ernte einbringen

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Further reading

  • ernten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • ernten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • ernten” in Duden online
  • ernten” in OpenThesaurus.de
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