allmählichem

Allmählich is a German adjective and adverb meaning gradually or incrementally. The related inflected form allmählichem is used in specific grammatical contexts, most notably in the dative singular masculine or neuter when the adjective stands without a definite article, as in phrases with prepositions, or in other inflected positions according to standard German declension rules.

In usage, allmählich describes processes or changes that occur slowly over time. As an adverb, it can modify verbs: Der Prozess schreitet allmählich voran. As an attributive adjective, its ending changes with case, gender, and article: der allmähliche Prozess (nom. masc.), dem allmählichen Prozess (dat. masc./neut.), die allmähliche Veränderung (nom. fem.). The form allmählichem specifically appears in the dative singular masculine or neuter without an article, for example: mit allmählichem Fortschritt.

Grammatical notes: with a definite article in the dative singular you would typically see dem allmählichen Prozess. In the feminine dative singular, the strong ending is allmählicher: unter allmählicher Veränderung. In the plural, the form becomes allmählichen after prepositions: mit allmählichen Veränderungen. The base form allmählich is commonly used as an adverb or as the base adjective in many contexts.

Etymologically, allmählich is of German origin, formed from a prefix meaning gradual and a suffix that yields an adjective meaning "gradual." It is standard in both formal and everyday German to describe gradual changes, progress, or developments.