kürzeste

Kürzeste is a German adjective meaning "shortest". It is the superlative form of the adjective "kurz", which means "short". As a superlative, it indicates the highest degree of shortness among a group of items.

In its adjectival form, "kürzeste" is used to describe a noun, indicating that it is the shortest of its kind. For example, "der kürzeste Weg" means "the shortest way".

As a noun, "kürzeste" refers to the shortest item in a collection. For instance, "Der kürzeste ist der dritte" translates to "The shortest is the third one".

The word is part of the standard German vocabulary and is used in everyday language and formal contexts alike.