Erbwort

German

Etymology

Compound of Erbe +‎ Wort.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛʁpˌvɔʁt/
• Hyphenation: Erb‧wort

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Erbwort n (strong, genitive Erbwortes or Erbworts, plural Erbwörter)

1. (linguistics) word inherited from an earlier form of a language

   Antonyms: Fremdwort, Lehnwort

Declension

Declension of Erbwort [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Erbwort	die	Erbwörter
genitive	eines	des	Erbwortes, Erbworts	der	Erbwörter
dative	einem	dem	Erbwort, Erbworte1	den	Erbwörtern
accusative	ein	das	Erbwort	die	Erbwörter

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Erbwort” in Duden online