Hinterlassenschaft

== German == === Etymology === hinterlassen (“to leave behind; to bequeath”) +‎ -schaft === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌhɪntɐˈlasənˌʃaft/ === 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 ==== === Further reading === “Hinterlassenschaft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Hinterlassenschaft” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon