ärvt

ärvt is a Swedish past participle form of the verb ärva, meaning to inherit. In modern Swedish it is used both as a verbal participle in perfect tenses (for example, hon har ärvt huset) and as an attributive adjective meaning inherited, as in ett ärvt namn or ett ärvt gods. The term is commonly found in genealogical, legal, and historical contexts to describe property, titles, or other possessions passed down from predecessors.

Grammatically, ärva is a standard Germanic verb, and ärvt is its past participle. It can modify a noun as an attributive adjective (ett ärvt gods) and can also appear in predicate constructions with auxiliary verbs (hon har ärvt huset, han har ärvt sin fars egendom). In everyday usage, ärvt conveys the sense that something was transmitted by inheritance rather than obtained by purchase or creation. It is often used for material things such as property, land, or titles, and can describe a surname or family tradition when intended as inherited rather than acquired.

Etymology and related terms: ärva derives from the Germanic family of words for inheritance, with arv meaning inheritance in Swedish. The term is closely related to ärftlig, meaning hereditary, and to the noun arv. In genealogical and legal language, ärvt emphasizes transmission through succession. While biologically inherited traits are described as ärftliga rather than ärvt, the general concept of inheritance ties these forms together.

See also: arv, ärva, ärftlig.