erben
See also: Erben
German
Etymology
From Middle High German erben, from Old High German *erben, from Proto-West Germanic *arbijan, from Proto-Germanic *arbijaną, denominative from *arbiją.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛʁbn̩/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛʁbn̩
- Hyphenation: er‧ben
Verb
erben (weak, third-person singular present erbt, past tense erbte, past participle geerbt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to inherit (as a bequest or by genetics)
Conjugation
infinitive | erben | ||||
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present participle | erbend | ||||
past participle | geerbt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich erbe | wir erben | i | ich erbe | wir erben |
du erbst | ihr erbt | du erbest | ihr erbet | ||
er erbt | sie erben | er erbe | sie erben | ||
preterite | ich erbte | wir erbten | ii | ich erbte1 | wir erbten1 |
du erbtest | ihr erbtet | du erbtest1 | ihr erbtet1 | ||
er erbte | sie erbten | er erbte1 | sie erbten1 | ||
imperative | erb (du) erbe (du) |
erbt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “orphan”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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