Erbgut

German

Etymology

Erbe (“heritage”) +‎ Gut (“material”)

Pronunciation
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Noun

Erbgut n (genitive Erbguts or Erbgutes, no plural)

  1. (biology) genetic material
    • 2012 April 4, Die Welt , page 20:
      Die kulturellen Bedingungen entscheiden darüber, wie stark die Anlagen im Erbgut zur Entfaltung kommen können.
      The cultural conditions decide about how strongly the dispositions in the genetic material can be developed.

Declension
Declension of Erbgut (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Erbgut
genitive eines des Erbgutes,
Erbguts
dative einem dem Erbgut,
Erbgute1
accusative ein das Erbgut
1Now uncommon, see notes

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