Masculine
Besitz
Meaning
- (masculine,strong) ownership
- (masculine,strong) possession, property
Concepts
acquire property
wealthy person
head of a household
one’s possessions
one’s property
Besitz
exclusive possession
Synonyms
Besitzung
Eigentumsrecht
Geld und Gut
Zurückhalten
Geld und Güter
eines Hauses
Eigentumsverhältnis
Eigentümerschaft
Beibehaltung
Besitznahme
Hausbesitzer
Frequency
Hyphenated as
Be‧sitz
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bəˈzɪts/
Etymology
From Middle High German besitz (“seat, place”), from the verb besitzen (“to sit; to beseige”) (whence modern German besitzen (“to own, to possess”)).
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Sentences
Heute befinden sich die Hütten im Besitz der Österreichischen Bundesforste.
Today, the huts are owned by the Austrian Federal Forests.
