German

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Etymology

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  1. Herbst +‎ -eln.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛɐ̯pstl̩n/
  • Hyphenation: herbs‧teln

Verb

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herbsteln (weak, third-person singular present herbstelt, past tense herbstelte, past participle geherbstelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (Southern Germany, Bavaria, Austria, intransitive, impersonal) to become autumn
  2. (Southern Germany, Bavaria, Austria, transitive, colloquial) to harvest (ripe grapes for wine)

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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  1. herbsten

Further reading

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  • herbsteln” in Duden online
  • herbsteln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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