Liukkaimmat

Liukkaimmat is the nominative plural form of the Finnish adjective liukas in the superlative degree, meaning “the slipperiest.” It is used to describe the most slippery items or situations within a group. For example, liukkaimmat tiet refers to the slipperiest roads, liukkaimmat portaat to the slipperiest stairs, and liukkaimmat olosuhteet to the slipperiest conditions. The form appears with plural nouns and is part of Finnish adjective agreement: the base liukas takes comparative and superlative endings, with liukkaammat meaning “more slippery” (comparative) and liukkaimmat meaning “the slipperiest” (superlative, plural).

Morphology and usage notes:

- Liukkaimmat is derived from liukas (slippery) and the comparative suffix -mp- plus the plural superlative ending -immat.

- It contrasts with liukkaammat, which means “more slippery” (comparative, plural) and would be used for items that are less slippery than the slipperiest but still more slippery than others in a subset.

- The word functions as an attributive adjective and declines with number and case just like other Finnish adjectives, typically appearing before a plural noun.

Contexts:

- The term is common in weather, road safety, and travel reporting, e.g., “Liukkaimmat tiet ovat vaarallisimmat.” It can also be used figuratively to describe situations that are particularly tricky or precarious.

In sum, liukkaimmat is the standard Finnish term for “the slipperiest” when referring to multiple items or conditions, reflecting Finnish adjective morphology and common usage in descriptive language.