adjectivische

Adjectivische is a term used in Germanic linguistics to denote something related to adjectives. In this sense it is the inflected form of the adjective adjektivisch (adjectival). The word is commonly employed in descriptive discussions of morphology and syntax to describe properties or phenomena that pertain to adjectives themselves, rather than to nouns or verbs.

In German grammar, adjectives inflect for case, number, and gender, and researchers often refer to different adjectival features using phrases such as adjectivische Endung (adjectival ending) or adjectivische Verwendung (adjectival use). The form adjectivische can appear as a declined adjective when modifying a feminine singular noun, for example in eine adjectivische Form (a feminine singular noun phrase where Form is the head noun). Beyond attributive use, adjectivische can also describe predicate or adverbial senses that are characteristic of adjectives in a given language.

The concept is related to broader discussions of adjectival morphology, including how adjectives participate in determiner systems, how they mark comparison, and how they interact with noun phrases. While adjectivische is rooted in German grammar, similar terms and ideas appear in other Germanic languages, often with equivalent words meaning “adjectival.”

See also: adjective, adjectival phrase, adjective morphology, German grammar, linguistic morphology.