Grund und Boden

== German == === Etymology === Pleonastic collocation, literally, “ground and soil”. === Pronunciation === === Noun === Grund und Boden m (strong, genitive Grund und Bodens or Grunds und Bodens or Grundes und Bodens, no plural) (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. ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “Grund und Boden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache