proportionell

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French proportionnel. Doublet of proportional.

Adjective

proportionell (strong nominative masculine singular proportioneller, not comparable)

  1. (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.
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Declension

Positive forms of proportionell (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
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

Swedish

Etymology

proportion +‎ -ell

Adjective

proportionell

  1. proportional
    Något är (omvänt) proportionellt mot något annat
    Something is (inversely) proportional to something else

Declension

Inflection of proportionell
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular proportionell — —
neuter singular proportionellt — —
plural proportionella — —
masculine plural2 proportionelle — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 proportionelle — —
all proportionella — —

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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