auserlesen

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯sɛɐ̯ˌleːzn̩/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: aus‧er‧le‧sen

Etymology 1

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From aus- (out) +‎ erlesen (select, choose).

Verb

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auserlesen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present erliest aus, past tense erlas aus, past participle auserlesen, past subjunctive erläse aus, auxiliary haben)

  1. to select, choose
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Etymology 2

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Participle

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auserlesen

  1. past participle of auserlesen

Adjective

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auserlesen (strong nominative masculine singular auserlesener, comparative auserlesener, superlative am auserlesensten)

  1. (literary) select, exquisite, choice, particular
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