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

2. A mountainous karst plateau in northeastern Italy and southwestern Slovenia; in full, Karst Plateau.

Translations

mountainous region in Italy and Slovenia

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 喀斯特 (zh) (Kāsītè)

• Finnish: Karst (fi)
• German: Karst (de) m
• Russian: Крас m (Kras)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Кра̏с m

  Latin: Krȁs m

• Slovene: Krás (sl) m

Further reading

• Karst Plateau (Italy-Slovenia) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Stark, Trask, karts, skart, stark

Finnish

Etymology

From German Karst.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrst/, [ˈkɑ̝rs̠t]
• Rhymes: -ɑrst
• Syllabification^(key): Karst
• Hyphenation^(key): Karst

Proper noun

Karst

1. Karst (a mountainous karst plateau in northeastern Italy and southwestern Slovenia; in full, Karst Plateau)

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
abessive		Karstitta	Karsteitta
instructive		—	Karstein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Karst (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Karstini Karstini accusative nom. Karstini Karstini gen. Karstini genitive Karstini Karstieni partitive Karstiani Karstejani inessive Karstissani Karsteissani elative Karstistani Karsteistani illative Karstiini Karsteihini adessive Karstillani Karsteillani ablative Karstiltani Karsteiltani allative Karstilleni Karsteilleni essive Karstinani Karsteinani translative Karstikseni Karsteikseni abessive Karstittani Karsteittani instructive — — comitative — Karsteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Karstisi Karstisi accusative nom. Karstisi Karstisi gen. Karstisi genitive Karstisi Karstiesi partitive Karstiasi Karstejasi inessive Karstissasi Karsteissasi elative Karstistasi Karsteistasi illative Karstiisi Karsteihisi adessive Karstillasi Karsteillasi ablative Karstiltasi Karsteiltasi allative Karstillesi Karsteillesi essive Karstinasi Karsteinasi translative Karstiksesi Karsteiksesi abessive Karstittasi Karsteittasi instructive — — comitative — Karsteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Karstimme Karstimme accusative nom. Karstimme Karstimme gen. Karstimme genitive Karstimme Karstiemme partitive Karstiamme Karstejamme inessive Karstissamme Karsteissamme elative Karstistamme Karsteistamme illative Karstiimme Karsteihimme adessive Karstillamme Karsteillamme ablative Karstiltamme Karsteiltamme allative Karstillemme Karsteillemme essive Karstinamme Karsteinamme translative Karstiksemme Karsteiksemme abessive Karstittamme Karsteittamme instructive — — comitative — Karsteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Karstinne Karstinne accusative nom. Karstinne Karstinne gen. Karstinne genitive Karstinne Karstienne partitive Karstianne Karstejanne inessive Karstissanne Karsteissanne elative Karstistanne Karsteistanne illative Karstiinne Karsteihinne adessive Karstillanne Karsteillanne ablative Karstiltanne Karsteiltanne allative Karstillenne Karsteillenne essive Karstinanne Karsteinanne translative Karstiksenne Karsteiksenne abessive Karstittanne Karsteittanne instructive — — comitative — Karsteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Karstinsa Karstinsa accusative nom. Karstinsa Karstinsa gen. Karstinsa genitive Karstinsa Karstiensa partitive Karstiaan Karstiansa Karstejaan Karstejansa inessive Karstissaan Karstissansa Karsteissaan Karsteissansa elative Karstistaan Karstistansa Karsteistaan Karsteistansa illative Karstiinsa Karsteihinsa adessive Karstillaan Karstillansa Karsteillaan Karsteillansa ablative Karstiltaan Karstiltansa Karsteiltaan Karsteiltansa allative Karstilleen Karstillensa Karsteilleen Karsteillensa essive Karstinaan Karstinansa Karsteinaan Karsteinansa translative Karstikseen Karstiksensa Karsteikseen Karsteiksensa abessive Karstittaan Karstittansa Karsteittaan Karsteittansa instructive — — comitative — Karsteineen Karsteinensa

Derived terms

• karsti
• karstinpaimenkoira

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʁst/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Etymology 1

Italo-Dalmatian, see karst.

Noun

Karst m (strong, genitive Karstes or Karsts, plural Karste)

1. (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 rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Karstgebirge
• Karsthöhle
• Karstlandschaft
• Karstquelle

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)

2. (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 rare, 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