kortest
Kortest is a term that can function as a linguistic form and, in some cases, as a proper noun. In Dutch and related West Germanic languages, the adjective kort meaning short forms the superlative as kortste; the form kortest is not standard in contemporary Dutch and is typically found only in dialects, older texts, or as a nonstandard spelling. The more common superlative is kortste, used in contexts such as “de kortste route” (the shortest route).
Beyond linguistics, kortest has no widely recognized, established meaning in science, technology, geography, or culture. It
Because the term is ambiguous, a precise definition requires additional information about the language, region, or