Erbonkel

German

Etymology

erben (“to inherit”) +‎ Onkel (“uncle”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛʁpˌʔɔŋkl̩]

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• Hyphenation: Erb‧on‧kel

Noun

Erbonkel m (strong, genitive Erbonkels, plural Erbonkel)

1. (colloquial, humorous) rich uncle (an uncle from whom an inheritance is expected)

Declension

Declension of Erbonkel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Erbonkel	die	Erbonkel
genitive	eines	des	Erbonkels	der	Erbonkel
dative	einem	dem	Erbonkel	den	Erbonkeln
accusative	einen	den	Erbonkel	die	Erbonkel

Related terms

• Erbtante

Further reading

• “Erbonkel” in Duden online