paksemad

Paksemad is an Estonian adjective form meaning thicker or fatter ones. It is the plural nominative form of the adjective paks in the comparative degree, used to describe several nouns that are thicker or fatter than another group.

In Estonian, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case. Therefore paksemad typically accompanies plural nouns in the nominative case, as in phrases like paksemad riided (thicker clothes) or paksemad raamatud (fatter/thicker books). Other inflected forms of the adjective follow standard Estonian declension patterns, changing with case and number as required by the sentence.

Etymology and morphology: the base word paks means thick or fat. The comparative form is paksem, and the plural nominative form becomes paksemad, used when referring to more than one item that is thicker than another set. This construction is regular within Estonian adjective morphology.

Usage notes: paksemad can refer to physical thickness or to greater density or volume of objects. It can also be used metaphorically to compare abstract qualities, such as thicker concentrations of material or denser content, depending on context.

See also: paks, paksem, paksemate.