bayerischen

Bayerischen is the inflected form of the German adjective bayerisch, meaning Bavarian. It denotes relation to Bavaria, a federal state in Germany, and is used to describe things connected with the region such as culture, language, cuisine, institutions, and people.

In standard German, Bayerischen appears as one of the endings that adjectives take when used with definite articles or determiners. Examples include der bayerische Wein, die bayerische Küche, das bayerische Bier. In the dative plural you would say mit den bayerischen Trachten, and in the genitive feminine singular der bayerischen Kultur. The form Bayerischen also appears capitalized in proper names, where it is part of official titles such as Bayerische Staatsoper or Bayerischer Rundfunk.

Etymologically, the adjective derives from Bayern (Bavaria), the name of the region, which in turn traces to the historic Bavarii people and to the Latin name Bavar(i)a used in antiquity.

Usage notes: Bayerisch is the standard adjective in German for Bavarian things, while in the Bavarian dialects the local spoken form differs (for example Boarisch in Bavarian dialects). In official institutions or brands, the capitalized form Bayerische may be employed as part of a proper name, reflecting its role in naming rather than as a generic descriptor.

See also: Bavaria, Bavarian culture, Bavarian language, German adjectives, German dialects.