wohnlichen

Wohnlichen is the inflected form of the German adjective wohnlich, not a standalone noun. The root wohnlich comes from the stem related to dwelling or living, and it describes conditions or qualities pertaining to living spaces. In everyday usage it conveys a sense of homeliness, coziness, or suitability for living, often in reference to rooms, environments, or interiors.

In German grammar, adjectives decline according to gender, number, and case. The form wohnlichen appears in several common contexts. After a definite article in plural nouns: die wohnlichen Räume (nominative plural). In the dative plural: den wohnlichen Räumen. In singular contexts it appears as dem wohnlichen Raum (masculine, dative singular) or des wohnlichen Raums (masculine, genitive singular). It also occurs in feminine singular forms such as der wohnlichen Atmosphäre (feminine, dative or genitive singular). The ending -en is the typical weak-ending for adjectives in these positions.

Derivation and usage: The word is widely used in architecture, interior design, and real estate to evoke atmosphere and the quality of living spaces. It is not used as a separate noun in standard German, but rather as an inflected adjective describing nouns.

Related terms include gemütlich, behaglich, and heimelig, which convey similar notions of comfort and homeliness. Understanding wohnlichen helps in parsing German descriptive phrases that reference living spaces and their character.