Mehrwöchiges

Mehrwöchiges is a German adjective formed from mehr (“more”, “several”) and wöchig (week-related). It means lasting several weeks or spanning multiple weeks. The term is used to describe durations, periods or activities that extend beyond one week, such as trainings, plans or treatments.

In use, mehrwöchiges inflects like a regular German adjective and its ending depends on gender, number and case of the noun it modifies, as well as the presence of articles. Examples:

- mehrwöchiges Training (neuter noun, no article)

- ein mehrwöchiges Projekt (neuter, indefinite article)

- das mehrwöchige Seminar (neuter, definite article)

- eine mehrwöchige Behandlung (feminine noun, indefinite article)

The base form of the adjective is mehrwöchig. The different endings reflect standard German adjective declension: strong endings when there is no article or determiner, weak endings after definite articles, and mixed endings after indefinite articles.

Typical contexts for mehrwöchiges include planning, medicine, education and project timelines, where the duration extends over several weeks. It is common in formal or technical writing, but can appear in journalism and planning documents as well.

Etymology derives from the prefix mehr plus wöchig, relating to weeks. It is distinct from related terms like mehrwöchig (also used interchangeably in some contexts) and should not be confused with wöchentlich, which means weekly. Mehrwöchiges therefore specifically emphasizes a duration that encompasses multiple weeks rather than a weekly frequency.