wertvollsten

wertvollsten is the plural superlative form of the German adjective wertvoll, meaning most valuable or most precious. In German, the superlative is formed with the ending -sten and is inflected according to the case and number of the noun it describes. wertvollsten specifically appears when the noun it modifies is plural.

In typical usage, wertvollsten occurs with a definite article or other determiner that marks the plural and the case, for example: die wertvollsten Edelsteine (nominative plural), die wertvollsten Daten (nominative plural), den wertvollsten Erkenntnissen (dative plural). In these phrases the adjective takes the -sten ending, while the noun receives the usual plural or case-specific ending.

Common patterns include:

- Die wertvollsten Steine wurden aufbewahrt. (nominative plural)

- Wir vergleichen die wertvollsten Daten. (accusative plural)

- Den wertvollsten Erkenntnissen zufolge … (dative plural)

Wertvollsten is not used as a standalone noun; it is an attributive adjective form. The corresponding comparative is wertvoller (the more valuable), and the short form without a determiner is wertvollste in singular contexts, or the adverbial am wertvollsten for the superlative degree without a noun.

Etymology traces wertvoll from Old High German wert, related to value or worth, joined with voll meaning full. The resulting compound describes something that holds value or worth, and its inflected superlative form enables precise comparison across multiple items in plural contexts.

In summary, wertvollsten is the standard plural superlative form of wertvoll, used to denote “the most valuable” items when describing multiple nouns.