owndom

Meaning

1. Property.
2. Personal belongings; possessions.
3. A characteristic; quality; attribute; trait.
4. Ownership; possession.
5. Control of oneself; self-mastery.

Synonyms

holding

possession

property

Translations

haver

Eigenschaft

Guthaben

Merkmal

Vermögen

Wesenszug

Haben

γνώρισμα

avoir

trait

trait de caractère

caratteristica

پیشه

eigenschap

gelaatstrek

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈəʊn.dəm/

Etymology

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Oaindum

Cognate with Dutch: eigendom

Cognate with Western Frisian: eigendom

In summary

From own + -dom, a calque of German Eigentum (“property”), from eigen (“own”) + -tum (“-dom”). Compare Saterland Frisian Oaindum (“property, possession”), Dutch eigendom, West Frisian eigendom.