What does heir in Dutch mean?
What is the meaning of the word heir in Dutch? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use heir in Dutch.
The word heir in Dutch means erfgenaam, opvolger, heir, rightful heir, medeërfgenaam, mede-erfgenaam, rechtmatige erfgenaam, opvolger. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word heir
erfgenaam(inheritance) When his dad died, Larry became the heir to a fortune. |
opvolger(to throne) After Charles' cousin died, he became the heir to the throne. |
heir(m.b.t. nalatenschap) |
rightful heir(legitiem erfgenaam) |
medeërfgenaam, mede-erfgenaam(law: joint inheritor) |
rechtmatige erfgenaam(inheritance: first in line) Prince Charles is heir apparent to the British throne. |
opvolger(figurative (role: likely successor) Na haar aftreding wordt meneer Rubin waarschijnlijk haar opvolger. After her resignation, Mr Rubin was considered her heir apparent. |
Let's learn Dutch
So now that you know more about the meaning of heir in Dutch, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in Dutch.
Updated words of Dutch
Do you know about Dutch
Dutch (Nederlands) is a language of the Western branch of the Germanic languages, spoken daily as a mother tongue by about 23 million people in the European Union — mainly living in the Netherlands and Belgium — and second language of 5 million people. Dutch is one of the languages closely related to German and English and is considered a mixture of the two.