cyclischen

Cyclischen is a German adjective form that expresses cyclicity or recurrence. It denotes phenomena that occur in cycles or repeat at regular intervals. The base form is cyclisch, and the term is related to the noun Zyklus and to the English cyclic. In standard modern German, zyklisch is commonly preferred; cyclisch is more often encountered as a loanword or in older or highly technical writings influenced by English terminology.

Usage and context often place cyclisch in technical or descriptive passages, including scientific writing. Typical phrases include cyclische Prozesse, cyclische Bewegungen or cyclische Muster. In everyday language, the native term zyklisch is usually chosen, whereas cyclisch may appear in contexts that borrow terminology from English or reflect historical usage.

Inflection and grammar, cyclischen, appear in various cases. For example: im cyclischen Prozess (dative singular), die cyclischen Prozesse (nominative plural), den cyclischen Prozessen (dative plural). This inflected form follows the general German adjective declension rules, where -en endings occur in certain cases and numbers.

Etymology traces cyclisch and cyclischen back to the concept of a cycle. The German noun Zyklus derives from the Greek kyklos via Latin and other historical transmissions, shaping related German adjectives. Cyclischen thus sits at the intersection of native German terminology and external linguistic influence, and its use is largely determined by stylistic preference and field-specific conventions.