Eigentümer

German

Etymology

Eigentum +‎ -er

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯ɡəntyːmɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Ei‧gen‧tü‧mer

Noun

Eigentümer m (strong, genitive Eigentümers, plural Eigentümer, feminine Eigentümerin)

  1. the one who in general has the right to do as he will with a corporeal object and exclude others from it

Usage notes

Common translations of the term are owner and proprietor, however it is important to note that the restricted usage does not allow for it to be used with the same objects as these terms are in English and equivalent usage is barely idiomatic even colloquially: A Marke f (“brand, trade-mark”) — as distinguished from its “stamp” meaning – can only have an Inhaber, and the compound Markeneigentümer occurs in business administration but is inacceptable in legal parlance.

Declension
Declension of Eigentümer [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Eigentümer die Eigentümer
genitive eines des Eigentümers der Eigentümer
dative einem dem Eigentümer den Eigentümern
accusative einen den Eigentümer die Eigentümer

Noun

Eigentümer

  1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Eigentum

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