Erbtante

German

Etymology

erben (“to inherit”) +‎ Tante (“aunt”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛʁpˌtantə]
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  • Hyphenation: Erb‧tan‧te

Noun

Erbtante f (genitive Erbtante, plural Erbtanten)

  1. (colloquial, humorous) rich aunt (an aunt from whom inheritance is expected)

Declension

Declension of Erbtante [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Erbtante die Erbtanten
genitive einer der Erbtante der Erbtanten
dative einer der Erbtante den Erbtanten
accusative eine die Erbtante die Erbtanten

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