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-]
  • Audio (Berlin):(file)
  • Audio (Austria):(file)

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

Further reading

  • “heterogen” in Duden online
  • “heterogen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch heterogeen.[1]

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

References

  1. ^ Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd [Dutch words worldwide]‎[1], Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

Romanian

Adjective

heterogen m or n (feminine singular heterogenă, masculine plural heterogeni, feminine and 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

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