ertragreichen

Ertragreichen is the attributive plural inflected form of the German adjective ertragreich. The adjective describes something that yields a high amount of yield or return. It is used with plural nouns and typically appears when a determiner such as der/die/das or ein possessive precedes the noun, for example die ertragreichen Ernten or meine ertragreichen Investitionen.

In contexts without a definite determiner, the strong (or mixed) inflection of the adjective yields ertragreiche, as in ertragreiche Ernten. The form ertragreichen specifically marks the plural and the attributive position with a determiner, while ertragreich serves as the base form and can appear in predicative or uninflected positions.

Etymology and meaning: ertragreich is a compound of Ertrag (yield, return) and reich (rich). Thus ertragreich literally means yield-rich or profitable. The inflected form ertragreichen reflects standard German adjective ending rules for plural nouns in attributive use.

Usage and domain: The term appears mainly in agricultural and economic contexts. It describes crops, harvests, or land with high yields (ertragreiche Ernten, ertragreiche Flächen) as well as investments, projects, or business models with strong profitability (ertragreiche Investitionen, ertragreiche Geschäftsmodelle). It is stylistically neutral and common in formal writing, reports, and analyses.

See also: Ertrag (yield), Ertragskraft (profitability), Rendite (return), Profitabilität (profitability).