Polyglot Dictionary

erblich

/ˈɛʁplɪç/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. hereditary

    Built from erben (to inherit) + -lich (-ary).

    • Die Krankheit ist erblich.

      The disease is hereditary.

Made of

  • erben to inherit
  • -lich -ary

Similar words

genetisch

Erblich is hereditary, passed down through family lines; genetisch is the broader scientific word for anything genetic, not necessarily inherited.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

hereditario

hereditario is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "hereditary."

Practice

1 What does erblich mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Krankheit ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches erblich?

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