erb

See also: 'erb

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛrp]

• Audio:

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Noun

erb m inan

1. coat of arms

   Synonym: znak

Declension

Declension of erb (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	erb	erby
genitive	erbu	erbů
dative	erbu	erbům
accusative	erb	erby
vocative	erbe	erby
locative	erbu	erbech
instrumental	erbem	erby

Derived terms

• erbovní

Further reading

• “erb”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “erb”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “erb”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
• “erb”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz

Anagrams

• ber

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Verb

erb

1. singular imperative of erben

Old Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Old High German erbe (“heir”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈɛrb/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈɛrp/

Noun

erb m pers

1. heir

   Synonym: dědic

Declension

Declension of erb (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	erb	erby	erbi, erbové
genitive	erba	erbú	erbóv
dative	erbu, erbovi	erboma	erbóm
accusative	erba	erby	erby
vocative	erbe	erby	erbi, erbové
locative	erbu, erbovi	erbú	erbiech
instrumental	erbem	erboma	erby

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “erb”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Polish

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛrp/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛrp
• Syllabification: erb

Noun

erb m inan

1. erbium (chemical element, Er, atomic number 68)

Declension

Declension of erb

	singular
nominative	erb
genitive	erbu
dative	erbowi
accusative	erb
instrumental	erbem
locative	erbie
vocative	erbie

Further reading

• erb in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• erb in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Silesian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ-der.

Proto-Germanic *arbiją

Proto-West Germanic *arbī

Old High German erbi

Middle High German erbe

German Erbebor.

Silesian erb

Borrowed from German Erbe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛrp/
• Rhymes: -ɛrp
• Syllabification: erb

Noun

erb m inan

1. inheritance
2. heritage

Synonyms

nouns

• erbizna
• erbowizna

Related terms

nouns

• erbizna
• erbowizna

verbs

• erbować

Further reading

• Eugeniusz Kosmała (2023), “erb”, in Dykcjōnôrz Ślonsko-Polski (in Silesian), e, page 10

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Old High German erbe (“heir”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [erp]

Noun

erb m inan (relational adjective erbový)

1. coat of arms

Declension

Declension of erb
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	erb	erby
genitive	erbu	erbov
dative	erbu	erbom
accusative	erb	erby
locative	erbe	erboch
instrumental	erbom	erbmi

Further reading

• “erb”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Vilamovian

Etymology

From Old High German erbi.

Noun

erb n

1. heritage