Erbonkel
German
Etymology
erben (“to inherit”) + Onkel (“uncle”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛʁpˌʔɔŋkl̩]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Erb‧on‧kel
Noun
Erbonkel m (strong, genitive Erbonkels, plural Erbonkel)
- (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