karske
Estonian
Etymology
From Middle Low German karsch. First attested in 1458.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑrske/, [ˈkɑrske̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑrske
- Hyphenation: kars‧ke
Adjective
karske (genitive karske, partitive karsket, comparative karskem, superlative kõige karskem)
- sober; abstinent, teetotal (not consuming alcohol)
- Near-synonym: kaine
- chaste (morally (sexually) pure)
- fresh; refreshing
- Synonym: karge
Declension
| Declension of karske (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | karske | karsked | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | karske | ||
| genitive | karskete | ||
| partitive | karsket | karskeid | |
| illative | karskesse | karsketesse karskeisse | |
| inessive | karskes | karsketes karskeis | |
| elative | karskest | karsketest karskeist | |
| allative | karskele | karsketele karskeile | |
| adessive | karskel | karsketel karskeil | |
| ablative | karskelt | karsketelt karskeilt | |
| translative | karskeks | karsketeks karskeiks | |
| terminative | karskeni | karsketeni | |
| essive | karskena | karsketena | |
| abessive | karsketa | karsketeta | |
| comitative | karskega | karsketega | |
Derived terms
References
- karske in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “karske”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- Jüri Viikberg (2016) “karske”, in [ASL] Alamsaksa laensõnad eesti keeles [Low German Loanwords in the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online dictionary)
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaʂkə/, /ˈkaʁskə/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aʂkə, -aʁskə, -arskə
- Hyphenation: kars‧ke
Adjective
karske
Anagrams
Swedish
Adjective
karske
- definite natural masculine singular of karsk