proportionell

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French proportionnel. Doublet of proportional.

Adjective

proportionell (strong nominative masculine singular proportioneller, not comparable)

1. (now chiefly Austria, Switzerland) proportional

   Synonym: proportional

   • 1867, Karl Marx, Das Kapital […] , I: Der Produktionsprocess des Kapitals, Hamburg: Otto Meissner, page 56:

     Es folgt daher keineswegs, dass steigender Geldwerth proportionelles Sinken der Waarenpreise und fallender Geldwerth proportionelles Steigen der Waarenpreise bedingt.

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Declension

Positive forms of proportionell (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist proportionell	sie ist proportionell	es ist proportionell	sie sind proportionell
strong declension (without article)	nominative	proportioneller	proportionelle	proportionelles	proportionelle
	genitive	proportionellen	proportioneller	proportionellen	proportioneller
	dative	proportionellem	proportioneller	proportionellem	proportionellen
	accusative	proportionellen	proportionelle	proportionelles	proportionelle
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der proportionelle	die proportionelle	das proportionelle	die proportionellen
	genitive	des proportionellen	der proportionellen	des proportionellen	der proportionellen
	dative	dem proportionellen	der proportionellen	dem proportionellen	den proportionellen
	accusative	den proportionellen	die proportionelle	das proportionelle	die proportionellen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein proportioneller	eine proportionelle	ein proportionelles	(keine) proportionellen
	genitive	eines proportionellen	einer proportionellen	eines proportionellen	(keiner) proportionellen
	dative	einem proportionellen	einer proportionellen	einem proportionellen	(keinen) proportionellen
	accusative	einen proportionellen	eine proportionelle	ein proportionelles	(keine) proportionellen

Further reading

• “proportionell” in Duden online

Swedish

Etymology

proportion +‎ -ell

Adjective

proportionell

1. proportional

   Något är (omvänt) proportionellt mot något annat

   Something is (inversely) proportional to something else

Declension

Inflection of proportionell
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	proportionell	—	—
Neuter singular	proportionellt	—	—
Plural	proportionella	—	—
Masculine plural3	proportionelle	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	proportionelle	—	—
All	proportionella	—	—
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Related terms

• direkt proportionell
• proportionalitet

See also

• proportionerlig (“proportionate”)

References

• proportionell in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• proportionell in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• proportionell in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)