landwirtschaftlicher

Landwirtschaftlicher is a German adjective meaning agricultural or relating to agriculture. It describes nouns connected with farming, rural economy, or agricultural practices. The form is commonly seen in technical or policy contexts, for example landwirtschaftlicher Betrieb (an agricultural operation) or landwirtschaftliche Praxis (agricultural practice).

Grammatical notes: landwirtschaftlicher is the strong declension form used before masculine singular nouns in the nominative or accusative case when there is no determiner. For example: landwirtschaftlicher Betrieb. The feminine singular, neuter singular, and plural forms differ: landwirtschaftliche Fläche (feminine), landwirtschaftliches Gerät (neuter), landwirtschaftliche Betriebe (plural). After definite articles, endings change according to the weak declension: der landwirtschaftliche Betrieb, die landwirtschaftliche Fläche, das landwirtschaftliche Gerät.

Etymology and related terms: The adjective is derived from the noun Landwirtschaft (agriculture) with the suffix -lich, forming an adjective meaning “pertaining to agriculture.” Related terms include landwirtschaftlich (the base form used in other cases/genders), agrarisch (more general “agrarian”), and phrases such as Landwirtschaftspolitik (agriculture policy) or landwirtschaftlicher Sektor (agricultural sector).

Usage context: Landwirtschaftlicher appears across discussions of farming, agribusiness, rural development, and environmental or economic policy. Its precise ending shifts with gender, number, and case, but its core meaning remains the same: describing things that pertain to agriculture. See also Landwirtschaft, agrarisch, and related agricultural terminology.