Noun
die Erbschaft
estate (of inheritance)
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plural Erbschaften
Meanings
Noun
- estate (of inheritance)
- heritage
Example sentence
Mit der Erbschaft konnte sie ihre Schulden bezahlen.
With the inheritance she was able to pay her debts.
Word forms
singular
die Erbschaft
plural
die Erbschaften
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Erbschaft
Accusativedie Erbschaft
Dativeder Erbschaft
Genitiveder Erbschaft
Plural
Nominativedie Erbschaften
Accusativedie Erbschaften
Dativeden Erbschaften
Genitiveder Erbschaften
Usage
- eine Erbschaft antreten — accept or take possession of an inheritance
- Erbschaft / Erbe — the inherited estate versus Erbe as either inheritance or, masculine, heir
Zu ihrer Erbschaft gehörte auch eine alte Geige.
Her inheritance also included an old violin.