Mazedonischen

Mazedonischen is the inflected form of the German adjective mazedonisch, meaning “Macedonian.” In German, adjectives change endings according to case, gender and number, and after definite articles they take endings such as -en, -e, -es. Typical forms include dem mazedonischen Mann, des mazedonischen Mannes, den mazedonischen Männern; der mazedonischen Stadt; das mazedonische Alphabet; die mazedonischen Städte.

The term can refer to anything related to Macedonia, including the Macedonian language and its people. When referring to the language explicitly, German often uses Mazedonisch (as a language name) or mazedonische Sprache for clarity. The adjective mazedonisch (lowercase in descriptive use) is used to describe origin, culture or attributes, as in mazedonische Kultur or mazedonische Küche. The Macedonian language is a South Slavic language with official status in North Macedonia and recognition in international contexts.

Etymology and scope: the word derives from Mazedonien, the region associated with the country and historic geography of Macedonia. In modern German, Mazedonisch is the standard name for the language, while mazedonisch describes things related to Macedonia. The form Mazedonischen appears in declined phrases where the noun is masculine, feminine, or plural, depending on the case, number, and article used. The term thus covers language, people, culture and other Macedonian-related subjects, and its exact meaning depends on the noun it modifies.