Siedendem

Siedendem is a German form derived from the verb sieden, which means to boil or to simmer. It is the present participle adjective siedend inflected for the dative singular, used to describe a noun in the boiling state. In practice, you will see it in phrases that indicate liquid at or near boiling.

Grammatical notes: As an attributive adjective, siedend/ siedend has endings that depend on case, gender, number, and the presence of a determiner. For example, with a definite article in the dative neuter, you would say dem siedenden Wasser. With no article, the strong declension yields mit siedendem Wasser. The base form siedend can also appear in other cases and numbers as the participle or as an adjective, producing forms such as siedendes Wasser (nominative neuter) or siedende Flüssigkeit (nominative feminine or plural, depending on the noun).

Etymology and usage: The word comes from the verb sieden plus the present-participle suffix -end. As a descriptive term, siedendem conveys the state of being at or near boiling. It is common in technical, culinary, and everyday language when specifying temperature or the state of a liquid.

Examples: im siedenden Wasser (in the boiling water), mit siedendem Wasser (with boiling water), das siedende Wasser (the boiling water). While primarily tied to liquids, the construction can apply to other substances described as boiling or scalding.

See also: sieden, Partizip I (present participle) in German grammar.