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

Related terms

• Erbonkel

Further reading

• “Erbtante” in Duden online