Besitz

See also: besitz

German

Etymology

From Middle High German besitz (“seat, place”), from the verb besitzen (“to sit; to beseige”) (whence modern German besitzen (“to own, to possess”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈzɪts/
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  • Hyphenation: Be‧sitz

Noun

Besitz m (genitive Besitzes, plural Besitze)

  1. ownership
  2. (law) possession

Declension
Declension of Besitz
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Besitz die Besitze
genitive eines des Besitzes der Besitze
dative einem dem Besitz,
Besitze1		 den Besitzen
accusative einen den Besitz die Besitze
1Now uncommon, see notes

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