Herfst

autumn, fall [noun] [de herfst, de herfsten]

The Dutch "herfstweer" (autumn weather) is notorious for being very bleak and wet, although this season, too, "suffers" from the changing climate.

Examples:
1. "Het is herfst."
("It is autumn.")

2. "De kleuren van de herfst hebben menig schilder geinspireerd."
("The autumn colours have inspired many a painter.")

3. "In de herfst hebben de treinen vaak vertraging omdat de geplette herfstbladeren gladde rails veroorzaken."
("In the autumn, the trains are often delayed because the squashed autumn leaves cause slippery railroad tracks.")

4. "Hij was in de herfst van zijn leven."
("He was in the autumn of his life.")

Related words:
1. "Winter": winter.
2. "Zomer": summer.
3. "Lente": spring.
4. "Jaargetijde" or "seizoen": season.

Example:
"’De Vier Jaargetijden’ is misschien wel het beroemdste werk van Antonio Vivaldi."
("’The Four Seasons’ might just be Antonio Vivaldi’s most famous work.")