Erbe

See also: erbe

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Erbe.

Proper noun

Erbe (plural Erbes)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Erbe is the 18561^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1486 individuals. Erbe is most common among White (94.41%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Erbe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 532.

Anagrams

• Beer, Bree, Eber, Reeb, be-er, beer, bere, bree, eber, reeb

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛrbə/, [ˈʔɛɐ̯bə], [ˈʔɛʁbə]

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• Hyphenation: Er‧be

Etymology 1

From Middle High German erbe, from Old High German erbi, from Proto-West Germanic *arbī, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (“to change ownership”).

Cognate with Dutch erf (“yard”), obsolete English erf. Related to German Arbeit (“work”).

Noun

Erbe n (strong, genitive Erbes, no plural)

1. inheritance; heritage; legacy; bequest (property that is bequeathed and inherited)
2. (figurative) heritage (anything that is passed down from preceding generations, e.g. genes, values, attitudes, traditions, etc.)

Declension

Declension of Erbe [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Erbe
genitive	eines	des	Erbes
dative	einem	dem	Erbe
accusative	ein	das	Erbe

Derived terms

• Erbe m
• erben

Related terms

Some of these derivatives may also be from erben, which see for more.

• Ahnenerbe, Kulturerbe, Naturerbe, Welterbe
• Erbgut, Erbfeind, Erbfolge, Erbland, Erblasser, Erbpacht, Erbschaft, Erbschleicher, Erbstreit, Erbsünde, erbunwürdig, Erbvogt

Etymology 2

From Middle High German erbe, from Old High German erbo, arbeo, from Proto-Germanic *arbijô.

Noun

Erbe m (weak, genitive Erben, plural Erben, feminine Erbin)

1. heir

Declension

Declension of Erbe [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Erbe	die	Erben
genitive	eines	des	Erben	der	Erben
dative	einem	dem	Erben	den	Erben
accusative	einen	den	Erben	die	Erben

Derived terms

• Erbengemeinschaft
• Alleinerbe, Gesamterbe, Haupterbe, Miterbe, Titelerbe, Thronerbe, Universalerbe

Descendants

• Kashubian: erba

Further reading

• “Erbe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Erbe” in Duden online
• “Erbe” in Duden online