Grundbuch

German

Etymology

From Grund (“ground, land”) +‎ Buch (“book”), and grund- (“basic”) +‎ Buch.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡʁʊntˌbuːx/, [ˈɡʁʊntˌbuːχ]
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Noun

Grundbuch n (strong, genitive Grundbuches or Grundbuchs, plural Grundbücher)

property register, land register, cadastre, cadaster (property register)
(accounting) daybook, journal.
Synonyms: Tagebuch, Journal

Declension

Declension of Grundbuch [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Grundbuch	die	Grundbücher
genitive	eines	des	Grundbuches, Grundbuchs	der	Grundbücher
dative	einem	dem	Grundbuch, Grundbuche¹	den	Grundbüchern
accusative	ein	das	Grundbuch	die	Grundbücher

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

“Grundbuch” in Duden online
“Grundbuch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Grundbuch” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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