Erbgut

German

Etymology

Erbe (“heritage”) +‎ Gut (“material”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛʁpˌɡuːt/
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  • Hyphenation: Erb‧gut

Noun

Erbgut n (strong, genitive Erbgutes or Erbguts, no plural)

  1. (biology) genetic material
    • 2012 April 4, Die Welt‎[1], archived from the original on 12 April 2013, page 20:
      Die kulturellen Bedingungen entscheiden darüber, wie stark die Anlagen im Erbgut zur Entfaltung kommen können.
      The cultural conditions decide about how strongly the dispositions in the genetic material can be developed.

Declension

Declension of Erbgut [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Erbgut
genitive eines des Erbgutes, Erbguts
dative einem dem Erbgut, Erbgute1
accusative ein das Erbgut

1Now rare, see notes.

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