übertragbaren

Übertragbaren is the inflected form of the German adjective übertragbar, meaning transferable or transmissible. It is used to describe nouns that can be transferred, transmitted, or carried over from one context to another. The sense can apply across disciplines, including medicine, technology, law, and everyday usage.

Etymology and meaning: The term combines the prefix über- (over, across) with tragbar (able to be carried). As an adjective, übertragbar denotes that a property, condition, or substance can be transferred or transmitted under certain conditions. In practice, it is used for anything from diseases and information to risks or properties of objects that are not fixed and can be moved or passed along.

Usage and grammar: Übertragbaren is an inflected form used in German when the adjective accompanies a noun in a determinate plural phrase or in other case-specific forms. In common plural constructions with a definite article, the form appears as die übertragbaren Krankheiten (the transferable/transmissible diseases) or den übertragbaren Krankheiten (dative plural). In other declensions, other endings appear, such as übertragbare Eigenschaften (nominative singular feminine or plural with no article) or übertragbares Risiko (singular neuter with indefinite article). The form you encounter as übertragbaren is most typical in plural phrases governed by a determiner that provides case and number.

Common contexts: Medical language frequently uses übertragbar to describe diseases that can spread between people, animals, or environments. In science and engineering, it describes features or data that can be transferred or propagated. In everyday language, it appears in any discussion of transferable rights, responsibilities, or objects.

Note: Übertragbaren is not a noun; it is an adjective form that requires a accompanying noun. The related noun form is Übertragung or Übertragbarkeit, depending on the sense.