Grund und Boden

German

Etymology

Pleonastic collocation, literally, “ground and soil”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Grund und Boden m (strong, genitive Grund und Bodens or Grunds und Bodens or Grundes und Bodens, no plural)

  1. (idiomatic) land that is owned by someone, real estate, property
    Synonyms: Grundbesitz, Grundstück, (officialese) Liegenschaft, (agricultural, dated) Hufe, (archaic) Eigen

Usage notes

  • The idiomatic nature of the phrase is most clearly seen from the fact that the first component (Grund) is usually left uninflected in the genitive.[1]

Declension

Declension of Grund und Boden [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Grund und Boden
genitive eines des Grund und Bodens, Grunds und Bodens, Grundes und Bodens
dative einem dem Grund und Boden
accusative einen den Grund und Boden

References

  1. ^ seines Grund(es) und Bodens at Google Ngram Viewer.

Further reading

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