Used as an adjective to express affiliation with or authorship by a person with the surname Schilling. It appears almost exclusively in the inflected form 'Schilling'sch'.
example
Die Schilling'sche Privatsammlung enthält bedeutende Werke der klassischen Moderne.
The Schilling private collection contains important works of classical modernism.
Usage tips
Word formation
This adjective form is derived from a surname by adding ''sch'. This pattern means “originating from ...” or “belonging to ...” and is also used with other names, e.g. 'die Grimm'schen Märchen' (Grimm's fairy tales).
EXAMPLE
Die Ausstellung zeigt die bisher unbekannte Schilling'sche Kunstsammlung.
The exhibition shows the previously unknown Schilling art collection.
Register and style
The use of adjectives ending in '-’sch' to indicate origin from a person is a formal and somewhat old-fashioned style. It is often found in academic, legal, or cultural texts.
EXAMPLE
Die Kant'sche Philosophie ist ein wichtiger Teil des Studiums.
Kantian philosophy is an important part of the course of study.
Declension
The adjective 'Schilling'sch' is declined like any other adjective when it stands before a noun. It therefore takes an ending depending on case, gender, and article.