proportionell
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French proportionnel. Doublet of proportional.
Adjective
proportionell (strong nominative masculine singular proportioneller, not comparable)
- (now chiefly Austria, Switzerland) proportional
- Synonym: proportional
- 1867, Karl Marx, Das Kapital […] , I: Der Produktionsprocess des Kapitals, Hamburg: Otto Meissner, page 56:
- Es folgt daher keineswegs, dass steigender Geldwerth proportionelles Sinken der Waarenpreise und fallender Geldwerth proportionelles Steigen der Waarenpreise bedingt.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
Declension
Positive forms of proportionell (uncomparable)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist proportionell | sie ist proportionell | es ist proportionell | sie sind proportionell | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | proportioneller | proportionelle | proportionelles | proportionelle |
| genitive | proportionellen | proportioneller | proportionellen | proportioneller | |
| dative | proportionellem | proportioneller | proportionellem | proportionellen | |
| accusative | proportionellen | proportionelle | proportionelles | proportionelle | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der proportionelle | die proportionelle | das proportionelle | die proportionellen |
| genitive | des proportionellen | der proportionellen | des proportionellen | der proportionellen | |
| dative | dem proportionellen | der proportionellen | dem proportionellen | den proportionellen | |
| accusative | den proportionellen | die proportionelle | das proportionelle | die proportionellen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein proportioneller | eine proportionelle | ein proportionelles | (keine) proportionellen |
| genitive | eines proportionellen | einer proportionellen | eines proportionellen | (keiner) proportionellen | |
| dative | einem proportionellen | einer proportionellen | einem proportionellen | (keinen) proportionellen | |
| accusative | einen proportionellen | eine proportionelle | ein proportionelles | (keine) proportionellen | |
Further reading
- “proportionell” in Duden online
Swedish
Etymology
proportion + -ell
Adjective
proportionell
- proportional
Declension
| Inflection of proportionell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | proportionell | — | — |
| Neuter singular | proportionellt | — | — |
| Plural | proportionella | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | proportionelle | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | proportionelle | — | — |
| All | proportionella | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Related terms
- direkt proportionell
- proportionalitet
Further reading
- proportionell in Svensk ordbok.