Hinterlassenschaft

German

Etymology

hinterlassen (“to leave behind; to bequeath”) +‎ -schaft

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌhɪntɐˈlasənˌʃaft/
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Noun

Hinterlassenschaft f (genitive Hinterlassenschaft, plural Hinterlassenschaften)

  1. (formal) bequest; legacy (property left for inheritance)
  2. (often in the plural) heritage (artefacts or sometimes cultural creations left for posterity)
  3. (often in the plural, colloquial) something left behind and not cleared away, such as bottles and glasses after a party
  4. (colloquial, euphemistic) feces

Declension
Declension of Hinterlassenschaft
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Hinterlassenschaft die Hinterlassenschaft
genitive einer der Hinterlassenschaft der Hinterlassenschaft
dative einer der Hinterlassenschaft den Hinterlassenschaft
accusative eine die Hinterlassenschaft die Hinterlassenschaft

Synonyms
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