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• /ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/
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• CMU ARPABET: IH2 N HH EH1 R AH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English enheriten, from Old French enheriter, from Late Latin inhereditare (“make heir”). Displaced native Old English ierfan.

122 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: وَرَثَ (waraṯa) — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Armenian: ժառանգել (žaṙangel) — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Asturian: heredar — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Bulgarian: наследявам (nasledjavam) — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Catalan: heretar — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Chinese: 繼承 /继承 (jìchéng) — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Chinese: 继承 (jìchéng) — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Czech: zdědit — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Czech: dědit — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Czech: podědit — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Dutch: erven — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Egyptian: E9:a-F44 (jwꜥ) — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Esperanto: heredi — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Finnish: periä — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• French: hériter — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Galician: herdar — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• German: erben — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• East Central German: aarm — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Greek: κληρονομώ (klironomó) — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Ancient Greek: κληρονομέω (klēronoméō) — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Hebrew: יָרַשׁ (yarásh) — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Hungarian: örököl — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Icelandic: erfa — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Irish: faigh le hoidhreacht — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Italian: ereditare — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Japanese: 受継ぐ (uketsugu) — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Latin: heredito — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Malay: mewarisi — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Norwegian: arve — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Occitan: eiretar — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Old English: ierfan — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Oromo: dhaaluu — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Polish: dziedziczyć — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Polish: odziedziczyć — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Portuguese: herdar — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Romanian: moșteni — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Russian: насле́довать (naslédovatʹ) — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Russian: унасле́довать (unaslédovatʹ) — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Slovak: zdediť — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Slovak: dediť — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Slovene: podedovati — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Slovene: dedovati — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Spanish: heredar — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Swahili: -rithi — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Swedish: ärva — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Ukrainian: успадко́вувати (uspadkóvuvaty) — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Ukrainian: успадкува́ти (uspadkuváty) — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Vietnamese: thừa kế — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Volapük: gerön — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Walloon: eriter — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Welsh: etifeddu — to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
• Bulgarian: наследявам (nasledjavam) — to come into an inheritance
• Ngazidja Comorian: urithi — to come into an inheritance
• Finnish: periä — to come into an inheritance
• French: hériter — to come into an inheritance
• Galician: herdar — to come into an inheritance
• Hungarian: örököl — to come into an inheritance
• Portuguese: herdar — to come into an inheritance
• Russian: насле́довать (naslédovatʹ) — to come into an inheritance
• Russian: унасле́довать (unaslédovatʹ) — to come into an inheritance
• Walloon: eriter — to come into an inheritance
• Welsh: etifeddu — to come into an inheritance
• Armenian: ժառանգել (žaṙangel) — to take possession of as a right
• Chinese Mandarin: 承受 (chéngshòu) — to take possession of as a right
• Finnish: periä — to take possession of as a right
• Galician: herdar — to take possession of as a right
• German: erben — to take possession of as a right
• East Central German: aarm — to take possession of as a right
• Greek: κληρονομώ (klironomó) — to take possession of as a right
• Hungarian: örököl — to take possession of as a right
• Italian: ereditare — to take possession of as a right
• Khasi: iohpateng — to take possession of as a right
• Old English: ierfan — to take possession of as a right
• Portuguese: herdar — to take possession of as a right
• Romanian: moșteni — to take possession of as a right
• Russian: насле́довать (naslédovatʹ) — to take possession of as a right
• Russian: унасле́довать (unaslédovatʹ) — to take possession of as a right
• Spanish: heredar — to take possession of as a right
• Welsh: etifeddu — to take possession of as a right
• Armenian: ժառանգել (žaṙangel) — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Asturian: heredar — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Bulgarian: унаследявам (unasledjavam) — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Catalan: heretar — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Chinese Mandarin: 遗传 (yí chuán) — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Czech: zdědit — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Dutch: erven — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Esperanto: heredi — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Finnish: periä — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Galician: herdar — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• German: erben — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• German: vererben — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• East Central German: aarm — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Greek: κληρονομώ (klironomó) — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Hungarian: örököl — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Italian: ereditare — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Italian: prendere — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Norwegian: arve — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Old English: ierfan — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Polish: dziedziczyć — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Polish: odziedziczyć — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Portuguese: herdar — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Romanian: moșteni — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Russian: насле́довать (naslédovatʹ) — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Russian: унасле́довать (unaslédovatʹ) — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Slovak: zdediť — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Slovak: dediť — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Spanish: heredar — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Swedish: ärva — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Ukrainian: успадко́вувати (uspadkóvuvaty) — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Ukrainian: успадкува́ти (uspadkuváty) — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Volapük: gerön — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Walloon: eriter — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Welsh: etifeddu — to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
• Finnish: periä — to derive from people or conditions previously in force
• Galician: herdar — to derive from people or conditions previously in force
• Greek: κληρονομώ (klironomó) — to derive from people or conditions previously in force
• Hungarian: örököl — to derive from people or conditions previously in force
• Portuguese: herdar — to derive from people or conditions previously in force
• Russian: насле́довать (naslédovatʹ) — to derive from people or conditions previously in force
• Russian: унасле́довать (unaslédovatʹ) — to derive from people or conditions previously in force
• Slovak: zdediť — to derive from people or conditions previously in force
• Welsh: etifeddu — to derive from people or conditions previously in force