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.”
- mit überwiegendem Anteil (with a predominant share) — here Anteil is masculine and in the dative singular,
- in überwiegendem Maß (to a predominant extent) — Maß is neuter, in the dative singular, also taking
- Die überwiegende Mehrheit der Stimmen … (the overwhelming majority of votes) uses überwiegende in feminine nominative but
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),
In summary, überwiegendem is a grammatical form used in German to express a dative, attributive sense of