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German
Etymology
hinterlassen (“to leave behind; to bequeath”) + -schaft
Pronunciation
Noun
Hinterlassenschaft f (genitive Hinterlassenschaft, plural Hinterlassenschaften)
- (Austrian law) estate (of inheritance)
- Synonyms: Erbschaft, Nachlass
- (often in the plural) heritage (artefacts or sometimes cultural creations left for posterity)
- Synonyms: Erbe, Kulturgut
- (often in the plural, colloquial) something left behind and not cleared away, such as bottles and glasses after a party
- (colloquial, euphemistic) feces
Declension
Declension of Hinterlassenschaft
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