Nomen

des Eigentümers

of the owner, the owner's

Das ist das Auto des Eigentümers.

This is the owner's car.

((sb.'s)) used as a genitive/possessive This is the owner's decision.

Besitzer (possessor)

From 'eigen' (own) + '-tümer' (related to property/dominion). Literally 'one who owns something'.

Think of 'eigen' as 'own'. An 'Eigentümer' is a person who 'owns' something. The '-er' suffix often denotes a person.

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