Eigentum
German, noun/ˈaɪɡəntuːm/
Eigentum is spelled E-I-G-E-N-T-U-M (8 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written German, the 4,037th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eigentum is a German neuter noun meaning “ownership” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas jemandem Gehörendes”.
What does Eigentum mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterownership
- 2
archaicneuteran item of owned property, e.g. estate, belonging, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. etwas jemandem Gehörendes 2. Recht, mit einer Sache nach Belieben zu verfahren
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Eigentum
- Eigentumes genitive
- Eigentums genitive
- Eigentümer plural
- Eigentume plural
- Eigentümern dative definite plural
- Eigentumen dative definite plural
- Eigenthum alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Eigentum?
- /ˈaɪɡəntuːm/
- [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩tuːm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Eigentum
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Eigentum in German?
Eigentum appears 19 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).