Erbengemeinschaft
German, noun/ˈɛʁbn̩ɡəˌmaɪ̯nʃaft/
Erbengemeinschaft is a German feminine noun meaning “community of heirs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Personengruppe, die das Vermögen eines Verstorbenen zur gesamten Hand übernimmt”.
What does Erbengemeinschaft mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecommunity of heirs
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personengruppe, die das Vermögen eines Verstorbenen zur gesamten Hand übernimmt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Erbengemeinschaft
- Erbengemeinschaften plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erbengemeinschaft?
- /ˈɛʁbn̩ɡəˌmaɪ̯nʃaft/
- [ˈɛʁbn̩ɡəˌmaɪ̯nʃaft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Erbengemeinschaft in German?
Erbengemeinschaft appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).