Grundbesitz

/ˈɡʁʊntbəˌzɪts/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. landed property

    Built from Grund (reason) + Besitz (possession).

    • Er hat viel Grundbesitz.

      He owns a lot of land.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Grund reason
  • Besitz possession

Practice

1 What does Grundbesitz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er hat viel ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Grundbesitz?

nouncompound

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