heterogen

German

Etymology

18th century, from Latin heterogeneus, from Ancient Greek ἑτερογενής (heterogenḗs). By surface analysis, hetero- +‎ -gen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hetəroˈɡeːn/, [ˌheː.tə.ʁoˈɡeːn], [ˌhɛ-]

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Adjective

heterogen (strong nominative masculine singular heterogener, comparative heterogener, superlative am heterogensten)

1. (also grammar) heterogeneous

   Synonyms: gemischt, uneinheitlich, ungleichartig, verschiedenartig, vielgestaltig

   Antonyms: homogen, einheitlich, gleichartig, gleichförmig

   eine sehr heterogene Gruppe ― a very heterogeneous group

Declension

Positive forms of heterogen

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist heterogen	sie ist heterogen	es ist heterogen	sie sind heterogen
strong declension (without article)	nominative	heterogener	heterogene	heterogenes	heterogene
	genitive	heterogenen	heterogener	heterogenen	heterogener
	dative	heterogenem	heterogener	heterogenem	heterogenen
	accusative	heterogenen	heterogene	heterogenes	heterogene
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der heterogene	die heterogene	das heterogene	die heterogenen
	genitive	des heterogenen	der heterogenen	des heterogenen	der heterogenen
	dative	dem heterogenen	der heterogenen	dem heterogenen	den heterogenen
	accusative	den heterogenen	die heterogene	das heterogene	die heterogenen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein heterogener	eine heterogene	ein heterogenes	(keine) heterogenen
	genitive	eines heterogenen	einer heterogenen	eines heterogenen	(keiner) heterogenen
	dative	einem heterogenen	einer heterogenen	einem heterogenen	(keinen) heterogenen
	accusative	einen heterogenen	eine heterogene	ein heterogenes	(keine) heterogenen

Comparative forms of heterogen

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist heterogener	sie ist heterogener	es ist heterogener	sie sind heterogener
strong declension (without article)	nominative	heterogenerer	heterogenere	heterogeneres	heterogenere
	genitive	heterogeneren	heterogenerer	heterogeneren	heterogenerer
	dative	heterogenerem	heterogenerer	heterogenerem	heterogeneren
	accusative	heterogeneren	heterogenere	heterogeneres	heterogenere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der heterogenere	die heterogenere	das heterogenere	die heterogeneren
	genitive	des heterogeneren	der heterogeneren	des heterogeneren	der heterogeneren
	dative	dem heterogeneren	der heterogeneren	dem heterogeneren	den heterogeneren
	accusative	den heterogeneren	die heterogenere	das heterogenere	die heterogeneren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein heterogenerer	eine heterogenere	ein heterogeneres	(keine) heterogeneren
	genitive	eines heterogeneren	einer heterogeneren	eines heterogeneren	(keiner) heterogeneren
	dative	einem heterogeneren	einer heterogeneren	einem heterogeneren	(keinen) heterogeneren
	accusative	einen heterogeneren	eine heterogenere	ein heterogeneres	(keine) heterogeneren

Superlative forms of heterogen

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am heterogensten	sie ist am heterogensten	es ist am heterogensten	sie sind am heterogensten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	heterogenster	heterogenste	heterogenstes	heterogenste
	genitive	heterogensten	heterogenster	heterogensten	heterogenster
	dative	heterogenstem	heterogenster	heterogenstem	heterogensten
	accusative	heterogensten	heterogenste	heterogenstes	heterogenste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der heterogenste	die heterogenste	das heterogenste	die heterogensten
	genitive	des heterogensten	der heterogensten	des heterogensten	der heterogensten
	dative	dem heterogensten	der heterogensten	dem heterogensten	den heterogensten
	accusative	den heterogensten	die heterogenste	das heterogenste	die heterogensten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein heterogenster	eine heterogenste	ein heterogenstes	(keine) heterogensten
	genitive	eines heterogensten	einer heterogensten	eines heterogensten	(keiner) heterogensten
	dative	einem heterogensten	einer heterogensten	einem heterogensten	(keinen) heterogensten
	accusative	einen heterogensten	eine heterogenste	ein heterogenstes	(keine) heterogensten

Related terms

• Heterogenität
• Heterogeneon

Further reading

• “heterogen” in Duden online
• “heterogen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[2] (in German)

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch heterogeen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /he.te.ˈro.ɡɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɡɛn, -ɛn, -n
• Hyphenation: he‧te‧ro‧gen

Adjective

heterogen (comparative lebih heterogen, superlative paling heterogen)

1. heterogeneous

   Synonym: beraneka ragam

Related terms

• heterogenitas

Further reading

• “heterogen”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Romanian

Adjective

heterogen m or n (feminine singular heterogenă, masculine plural heterogeni, feminine/neuter plural heterogene)

1. obsolete form of eterogen

Declension

Declension of heterogen

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	heterogen		heterogenă	heterogeni	heterogene
	definite	heterogenul		heterogena	heterogenii	heterogenele
genitive- dative	indefinite	heterogen		heterogene	heterogeni	heterogene
	definite	heterogenului		heterogenei	heterogenilor	heterogenelor

References

• heterogen in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xêteroɡeːn/
• Hyphenation: he‧te‧ro‧gen

Adjective

hȅterogēn (Cyrillic spelling хе̏тероге̄н, definite hȅterogēnī)

1. heterogeneous

Declension

indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		heterogen	heterogena	heterogeno
genitive		heterogena	heterogene	heterogena
dative		heterogenu	heterogenoj	heterogenu
accusative	inanimate animate	heterogen heterogena	heterogenu	heterogeno
vocative		heterogen	heterogena	heterogeno
locative		heterogenu	heterogenoj	heterogenu
instrumental		heterogenim	heterogenom	heterogenim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		heterogeni	heterogene	heterogena
genitive		heterogenih	heterogenih	heterogenih
dative		heterogenim(a)	heterogenim(a)	heterogenim(a)
accusative		heterogene	heterogene	heterogena
vocative		heterogeni	heterogene	heterogena
locative		heterogenim(a)	heterogenim(a)	heterogenim(a)
instrumental		heterogenim(a)	heterogenim(a)	heterogenim(a)

definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		heterogeni	heterogena	heterogeno
genitive		heterogenog(a)	heterogene	heterogenog(a)
dative		heterogenom(u/e)	heterogenoj	heterogenom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	heterogeni heterogenog(a)	heterogenu	heterogeno
vocative		heterogeni	heterogena	heterogeno
locative		heterogenom(e/u)	heterogenoj	heterogenom(e/u)
instrumental		heterogenim	heterogenom	heterogenim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		heterogeni	heterogene	heterogena
genitive		heterogenih	heterogenih	heterogenih
dative		heterogenim(a)	heterogenim(a)	heterogenim(a)
accusative		heterogene	heterogene	heterogena
vocative		heterogeni	heterogene	heterogena
locative		heterogenim(a)	heterogenim(a)	heterogenim(a)
instrumental		heterogenim(a)	heterogenim(a)	heterogenim(a)

Swedish

Adjective

heterogen (comparative heterogenare, superlative heterogenast)

1. heterogeneous

   Antonym: homogen

Declension

Inflection of heterogen

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	heterogen	heterogenare	heterogenast
neuter singular	heterogent	heterogenare	heterogenast
plural	heterogena	heterogenare	heterogenast
masculine plural2	heterogene	heterogenare	heterogenast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	heterogene	heterogenare	heterogenaste
all	heterogena	heterogenare	heterogenaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

• “heterogen”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “heterogen”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “heterogen”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)