überwiegendem

Überwiegendem is the inflected dative singular form of the German adjective überwiegend, which means predominantly, mainly, or in the sense of the majority. In typical use, überwiegend functions as an attributive adjective describing a noun, and its ending changes according to case, gender, and article usage. The form überwiegendem occurs when the adjective stands before a masculine or neuter noun in the dative singular, often after prepositions such as mit, in, or bei, or in other dative constructions.

Etymology and meaning: überwiegend comes from über wiegen, literally “to weigh over,” and figuratively “to predominate.” As a word, it is used to express that something applies to the largest part, is the main characteristic, or constitutes the greater portion of a situation.

Usage and examples:

- mit überwiegendem Anteil (with a predominant share) — here Anteil is masculine and in the dative singular, yielding überwiegendem.

- in überwiegendem Maß (to a predominant extent) — Maß is neuter, in the dative singular, also taking -em.

- Die überwiegende Mehrheit der Stimmen … (the overwhelming majority of votes) uses überwiegende in feminine nominative but shows the range of related forms; überwiegendem specifically appears in contexts requiring dative masculine or neuter.

In contrast, überwiegend can also function as an adverb meaning “predominantly” (Er ist überwiegend ruhig).

See also: überwiegend as a general descriptor; related terms include überwiegen (to predominate) and Überlegenheit (dominance), with various declined forms depending on case and article.

In summary, überwiegendem is a grammatical form used in German to express a dative, attributive sense of predomination when describing a masculine or neuter noun.