Feminine

Hinterlassenschaft

Meaning

  1. (Austrian, feminine) estate (of inheritance)
  2. (feminine, in-plural, often) heritage (artefacts or sometimes cultural creations left for posterity)
  3. (colloquial, feminine, in-plural, often) something left behind and not cleared away, such as bottles and glasses after a party
  4. (colloquial, euphemistic, feminine) feces

Concepts

succession to property

articles of the deceased

momento

family hardship

inherited property

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌhɪntɐˈlasənˌʃaft/
Etymology

hinterlassen (“to leave behind; to bequeath”) + -schaft

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