geringerer

Geringerer is a German attributive adjective form derived from the adjective gering, meaning small in amount or degree. It represents the comparative degree and is used to compare two or more items, indicating that one is smaller or lesser than another.

In usage, geringer is commonly found before a noun, with appropriate inflection according to gender, number, and case. For example: ein geringerer Mann (a smaller man), eine geringere Chance (a lesser chance), ein geringeres Risiko (a lower risk). The form geringer can appear as the basis of the combined spelling geringerer, depending on the noun’s gender and the article used. When a definite article is present, the endings shift (der geringere Mann, die geringere Chance, das geringere Risiko; die geringeren Anteile in plural). In plural contexts without an article, the strong inflection yields geringere Anteile.

Declension notes: masculine singular nominative with ein- often yields ein geringerer Mann; feminine singular nominative yields eine geringere Frau; neuter singular nominative yields ein geringeres Kind. Plural forms with die führen to die geringeren Anteile. The form geringerer (without following -er) can occur as the stem in certain inflected sequences, but the normal attributive forms are geringerer, geringere or geringeres, and their respective endings align with standard German adjective declension rules.

Etymologically, geringer er arises from the base adjective gering plus the standard comparative suffix -er, then integrated with article-associated endings. It is a standard, formal term used in academic, analytical, and journalistic writing to express relative smallness or lesser extent.

See also: gering, comparative adjectives in German, attributive adjective declension.