dikkere

Dikkere is a Dutch adjective form derived from dik, meaning thick, fat, or dense. It is used to express greater thickness or size and, like other Dutch adjectives, changes form according to number and determiners.

Usage and forms: The standard comparative form of dik is dikker, used in direct comparisons: Dit boek is dikker dan dat. The form dikkere is the inflected attributive variant that appears with plural nouns or with singular nouns when a determiner requires the -e ending, as in de dikkere muren or een dikkere pen. In addition, adjectives after definite determiners in singular common gender or plural contexts often take the -e ending, which is the source of dikkere in many phrases. The superlative of dik is dikst or dikste.

Meaning and scope: Dikkere can describe physical thickness or density (for example, thicker walls, thicker coats) as well as figurative thickness or density (thicker understanding, thicker margins). It is used in both standard Dutch and Flemish Dutch with similar meaning and function.

Etymology and related forms: The word comes from the Dutch root dik and is cognate with related Germanic forms such as German dicker. Related adjectives include dik and dikjes variants in different dialects.

See also: dik, dikkern, dikste.