karask

Estonian

Iiri karask ehk soodaleib

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latvian karaša (dialectal Latvian karaška). Loaning in the opposite direction (i.e., from Estonian into Latvian) has also been proposed. Another theory suggests a derivation from the stem, which occurs in karge (“rough, coarse”) (from Proto-Finnic *karkëda), compare karastama (“to harden”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrɑsk/, [ˈkɑrɑsk]
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑsk
• Hyphenation: ka‧rask

Noun

karask (genitive karaski, partitive karaskit)

1. A loaf made from barley flour dough with buttermilk or sour milk, equivalent to a Celtic soda bread.

Declension

Declension of karask (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		karask	karaskid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	karaski
genitive			karaskite
partitive		karaskit	karaskeid
illative		karaskisse	karaskitesse karaskeisse
inessive		karaskis	karaskites karaskeis
elative		karaskist	karaskitest karaskeist
allative		karaskile	karaskitele karaskeile
adessive		karaskil	karaskitel karaskeil
ablative		karaskilt	karaskitelt karaskeilt
translative		karaskiks	karaskiteks karaskeiks
terminative		karaskini	karaskiteni
essive		karaskina	karaskitena
abessive		karaskita	karaskiteta
comitative		karaskiga	karaskitega

Compounds

• nisukarask
• odrakarask

 

References

• karask in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “karask”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009