erleschen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German erleschen, equivalent to er- +‎ leschen. This form has been the proper intransitive “extinguish”, but in today’s German it has been displaced by the form erlöschen, confusing transitive and intransitive usage. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɛɐ̯ˈlɛ.ʃn̩] === Verb === erleschen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present erlischt, past tense erlosch, past participle erloschen, past subjunctive erlösche, auxiliary sein) (intransitive) archaic form of erlöschen ==== Conjugation ====