gesunder

Gesunder is the attributive form of the German adjective gesund, used before masculine singular nouns in various cases. For example, ein gesunder Mann (nominative) or einen gesunden Mann (accusative). The comparative form is gesünder, meaning healthier, and the superlative is am gesündesten. The positive gesund denotes health, well-being, and physical or mental fitness, and gesunder is commonly used to describe people as well as conditions, habits and products associated with health.

In usage, gesunder appears in phrases such as gesunde Ernährung (healthy diet), gesunder Lebensstil (healthy lifestyle) or gesunder Schlaf (healthy sleep). The form of the attributive adjective changes with gender, number and case: for instance, der gesunde Mann (masc, nominative, definite article) or die gesunde Frau (feminine); das gesunde Kind (neuter). With indefinite or no article, other inflected forms may appear, and the ending adapts to the grammatical context.

Etymology and related terms: gesund comes from the Germanic family of languages and is cognate with Dutch gezond and the English word sound, reflecting a sense of wholeness or being in good condition. The word Gesundheit remains the noun corresponding to health.

Gesunder is widely used in health communication, nutrition, fitness, and lifestyle writing. It should be distinguished from the comparative form gesünder, which explicitly compares health levels, and from related nouns such as Gesundheit, which denotes health as a concept.