What does eredità in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word eredità in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use eredità in Italian.

The word eredità in Italian means inheritance, estate, legacy, heritage, inherit , acquire, inherit, get, bequeath. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word eredità

inheritance, estate

sostantivo femminile (patrimonio agli eredi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'eredità sarà resa nota solo il mese prossimo.
The inheritance will only be announced next month.

legacy, heritage

sostantivo femminile (figurato (valori trasmessi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La suscettibilità è una chiara eredità materna.
Susceptibility is a clear maternal inheritance.

inherit , acquire

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (ottenere in eredità)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La casa che ho ereditato rischia di mandarmi in bancarotta.
The house that I inherited risks making me broke.

inherit, get

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (dagli antenati: caratteristica)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Dal padre ha ereditato il talento.
He inherited his father's talent.

bequeath

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