tjockaste

Tjockaste is a Swedish superlative form of the adjective tjock, meaning the thickest or the fattest. It is used to describe the utmost degree of thickness, density, or volume among a group of objects, and can also be applied figuratively to convey density or richness in non-physical senses.

In grammar, tjockaste is formed with the suffix -aste and is typically placed before a definite noun, for example den tjockaste boken (the thickest book) or de tjockaste böckerna (the thickest books). When making non-definite comparisons, Swedish generally uses the comparative form tjockare (thicker) rather than a bare indefinite superlative. The word agrees with the noun in number and definiteness.

Etymology and related forms: tjock comes from Swedish and shares roots with other Germanic languages, where a similar superlative suffix -aste is used in adjectives like starkaste (strongest) or tjockaste. Related nouns include tjockhet (thickness, fattiness) and the base adjective tjock used in various contexts.

Notes on usage: The term can describe physical attributes (a thick book, a fat person) as well as metaphorical density (a dense argument). When referring to people, tjockaste can carry insulting or blunt connotations if not tempered by tone or context, so it is used with care in sensitive descriptions.

See also: tjock, tjockhet, starkast, böcker (books).