late autumn
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late autumn
The final phase of autumn, usually the month of November, characterized by cooler weather, shorter days, and the continuing fall of leaves.
Im Spätherbst muss man morgens oft schon das Eis von den Autoscheiben kratzen.
In late autumn, you often already have to scrape ice off car windows in the morning.
'Der Spätherbst' is a simple compound made from the adjective 'spät' (late) and the noun 'der Herbst' (autumn/fall). So it literally refers to the late part of autumn.
Die Landschaft ist im Spätherbst oft neblig und grau.
The landscape is often foggy and gray in late autumn.
This word follows a pattern: you can combine 'spät-' (late) and 'früh-' (early) with seasons to describe their beginning or end. Further examples are 'der Spätsommer' (late summer) or 'der Frühling' (spring; from 'früh' + '-ling').
Im Spätherbst fallen die letzten bunten Blätter von den Bäumen.
In late autumn, the last colorful leaves fall from the trees.
As a time expression, 'Spätherbst' (late autumn) is almost always used with the preposition 'im' (in the), which requires the dative.
Im Spätherbst wird es schon sehr früh dunkel.
In late autumn, it gets dark very early.
