hereditary
Passed on as an inheritance, by last will or intestatePassed on as an inheritance, by last will or intestate.
» My baby has a hereditary disease.
Mein Baby hat eine Erbkrankheit.
У моего ребёнка наследственное заболевание.
Meaning
6 sensesPassed on as an inheritance, by last will or intestate.
erblich
насле́дственныйnaslédstvennyj
спадко́вийspadkóvyj, спадкоє́мнийspadkojémnyj
Of a title, honor or right: legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death.
Duke is a hereditary title which was created in Norman times.
Erb-
насле́дственныйnaslédstvennyj
Of a person: holding a legally hereditary title or rank.
hereditary rulers
Erb-
насле́дственныйnaslédstvennyj
Of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes.
Haemophilia is hereditary in his family.
erblich, Erb-
насле́дственныйnaslédstvennyj
спадко́вийspadkóvyj
Of a ring: such that all submodules of projective modules over the ring are also projective.
Of a property of graphs: such that if G has the property, so must every induced subgraph of G.
- inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
- occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
Examples
15 sentencesMy baby has a hereditary disease.
ruУ моего ребёнка наследственное заболевание.
deMein Baby hat eine Erbkrankheit.
The disease we are talking about is hereditary.
My son has an hereditary disease.
ruУ моего сына наследственная болезнь.
deMein Sohn hat eine Erbkrankheit.
Cousin marriage increases the risk of hereditary disease.
Fascism is the hereditary enemy of every thought, whatever that thought may be.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English hereditarie, from Latin hērēditārius, from hērēditās (“inherInherited from Middle English hereditarie, from Latin hērēditārius, from hērēditās (“inheritance”), from hērēs (“heir”).
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Forms
more hereditary, most hereditary| Comparative | more hereditary Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most hereditary Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
9 synonyms- inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent:ancestralpatrimonialtransmissible
- occurring among members of a family usually by heredity:familialgeneticinheritedtransmittedtransmissible
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form