musikalischem

Musikalischem is the dative singular form of the German adjective musikalisch in the strong declension, used when the noun it modifies is masculine or neuter and is not preceded by a determiner. In this position, the ending -em (written as -em in some contexts) marks the dative case for singular adjectives without a definite article.

In practice, musikalischem appears in phrases such as mit musikalischem Talent ( Talent is neuter, dative singular, no article) or mit musikalischem Stil (Stil is masculine, dative singular, no article) or mit musikalischem Instrument (Instrument is neuter, dative singular, no article). When a definite article or other determiner is present, the adjective endings differ, for example dem musikalischen Stil or dem musikalischen Instrument, where the ending is -en. Plural forms use musikalischen in the dative plural (mit musikalischen Stilen, mit musikalischen Instrumenten).

Etymology and usage notes: musikalisch derives from Musik, itself from the Latin musica via Greek mousikē; the form musikalischem follows standard German adjective declension rules. The form is grammatical and does not convey a separate lexical meaning beyond “musical” in the context of the noun it modifies. Its use is common in descriptive or evaluative writing, where the adjective needs to reflect the noun’s grammatical case and number without an explicit article.

Summary: musikalischem is a specific inflected form used for masculine or neuter nouns in the dative singular when the adjective is not preceded by a determiner within German.