Noun
die Erbin
heiress
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plural Erbinnen
Meanings
Noun
- heiress
Example sentence
Die Erbin verkaufte das Gut nach zwei Jahren.
The heiress sold the estate after two years.
Word forms
singular
die Erbin
plural
die Erbinnen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Erbin
Accusativedie Erbin
Dativeder Erbin
Genitiveder Erbin
Plural
Nominativedie Erbinnen
Accusativedie Erbinnen
Dativeden Erbinnen
Genitiveder Erbinnen
Usage
- die Erbin eines Vermögens — The female heir to an estate or fortune.
- Erbin / Erbinnen — The feminine noun adds -nen in the plural.
Die Erbin übergab die alten Briefe einem öffentlichen Archiv.
The heiress handed the old letters over to a public archive.