Karst
See also: karst, kärṣt-, and kärst-
English
Alternative forms
- Kras
- Carso
Etymology
Borrowed from German Karst.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑɹst/
- Rhymes: -ɑɹst
Proper noun
the Karst
- A mountainous region in northeastern Italy and southwestern Slovenia.
Translations
mountainous region in Italy and Slovenia
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Further reading
Karst Plateau (Italy-Slovenia) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Stark, Trask, karts, skart, stark
Finnish
Etymology
From German Karst.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑrst/, [ˈkɑrs̠t̪]
- Rhymes: -ɑrst
- Syllabification(key): Karst
Proper noun
Karst
- Karst
Declension
| Inflection of Karst (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Karst | Karstit | |
| genitive | Karstin | Karstien | |
| partitive | Karstia | Karsteja | |
| illative | Karstiin | Karsteihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Karst | Karstit | |
| accusative | nom. | Karst | Karstit |
| gen. | Karstin | ||
| genitive | Karstin | Karstien | |
| partitive | Karstia | Karsteja | |
| inessive | Karstissa | Karsteissa | |
| elative | Karstista | Karsteista | |
| illative | Karstiin | Karsteihin | |
| adessive | Karstilla | Karsteilla | |
| ablative | Karstilta | Karsteilta | |
| allative | Karstille | Karsteille | |
| essive | Karstina | Karsteina | |
| translative | Karstiksi | Karsteiksi | |
| instructive | — | Karstein | |
| abessive | Karstitta | Karsteitta | |
| comitative | — | Karsteineen | |
| Possessive forms of Karst (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Karstini | Karstimme |
| 2nd person | Karstisi | Karstinne |
| 3rd person | Karstinsa | |
Derived terms
- karstimaa
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaʁst/
Etymology 1
Italo-Dalmatian, see karst.
Noun
Karst m (strong, genitive Karstes or Karsts, plural Karste)
- (geology) karst (type of land formation)
Declension
Declension of Karst [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Karst | die | Karste |
| genitive | eines | des | Karstes, Karsts | der | Karste |
| dative | einem | dem | Karst, Karste1 | den | Karsten |
| accusative | einen | den | Karst | die | Karste |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Derived terms
- Karstgebirge
- Karsthöhle
- Karstlandschaft
Etymology 2
From Middle High German karst, Old High German karst, of uncertain ultimate origin, but perhaps ultimately from the root of kehren (“to sweep”).
Noun
Karst m (strong, genitive Karstes or Karsts, plural Karste)
- (regional, Switzerland) mattock (agricultural tool)
- Synonym: Hacke
Declension
Declension of Karst [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Karst | die | Karste |
| genitive | eines | des | Karstes, Karsts | der | Karste |
| dative | einem | dem | Karst, Karste1 | den | Karsten |
| accusative | einen | den | Karst | die | Karste |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Further reading
- “Karst” in Duden online
- “Karst” in Duden online
- “Karst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Karst on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de