dünnere

Dünnere is a German adjective form used to mean thinner or more slender, as in comparing two or more things. It is the inflected comparative form of dünn. In German, adjectives change their endings according to gender, number, and case, and thinness comparisons can appear in several forms. The bare comparative is dünner, but when an adjective is placed after a definite article or another determiner that provides case and gender information, the adjective often takes a weak ending, which for singular noun phrases yields dünnere.

In practice, dünnere appears in singular noun phrases with a definite article:

- Der dünnere Arm (the thinner arm)

- Die dünnere Hand (the thinner hand)

- Das dünnere Kleid (the thinner dress)

For plural nouns, the ending changes to match the plural determiner:

- Die dünneren Arme (the thinner arms)

Dünnere is not used as the base form with indefinite articles or without an article in the same way; in those contexts the bare comparative form dünner or other strong-inflected forms would be used. The form embodies the general grammatical pattern of German attributive adjectives when the definite article provides the necessary gender and case.

Etymology and related forms: dünn comes from the Old High German and broader Germanic roots meaning thin. The word is related to similar terms in other Germanic languages, such as Dutch dun and English thin, all tracing back to Proto-Germanic origins. In usage, dünnere functions as a descriptive comparative, not a proper noun or specialized term.

Notes: As with many German adjectives, the exact ending depends on the article, case, and number of the noun it modifies. The examples above illustrate common singular and plural patterns with definite articles.