karsta

See also: karstā

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrstɑ/, [ˈkɑrs̠t̪ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑrstɑ
• Syllabification: kars‧ta

Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from Russian коро́ста (korósta).

Noun

karsta

1. soot
2. crust (dry, hard dirt)

Declension

Inflection of karsta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		karsta	karstat
genitive		karstan	karstojen
partitive		karstaa	karstoja
illative		karstaan	karstoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		karsta	karstat
accusative	nom.	karsta	karstat
	gen.	karstan
genitive		karstan	karstojen karstainrare
partitive		karstaa	karstoja
inessive		karstassa	karstoissa
elative		karstasta	karstoista
illative		karstaan	karstoihin
adessive		karstalla	karstoilla
ablative		karstalta	karstoilta
allative		karstalle	karstoille
essive		karstana	karstoina
translative		karstaksi	karstoiksi
instructive		—	karstoin
abessive		karstatta	karstoitta
comitative		—	karstoineen

Possessive forms of karsta (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	karstani	karstamme
2nd person	karstasi	karstanne
3rd person	karstansa

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *karsta, probably borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Lithuanian karsti).

Noun

karsta

1. card (comb- or brush-like device or tool to raise the nap on a fabric)
2. card (hand-held tool for preparing materials for spinning)

Declension

Inflection of karsta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		karsta	karstat
genitive		karstan	karstojen
partitive		karstaa	karstoja
illative		karstaan	karstoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		karsta	karstat
accusative	nom.	karsta	karstat
	gen.	karstan
genitive		karstan	karstojen karstainrare
partitive		karstaa	karstoja
inessive		karstassa	karstoissa
elative		karstasta	karstoista
illative		karstaan	karstoihin
adessive		karstalla	karstoilla
ablative		karstalta	karstoilta
allative		karstalle	karstoille
essive		karstana	karstoina
translative		karstaksi	karstoiksi
instructive		—	karstoin
abessive		karstatta	karstoitta
comitative		—	karstoineen

Possessive forms of karsta (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	karstani	karstamme
2nd person	karstasi	karstanne
3rd person	karstansa

Anagrams

• kartsa, katras, tsakra

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Latvian

Adjective

karsta

1. genitive singular masculine form of karsts
2. nominative singular feminine form of karsts

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Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

karsta

1. to chop off

Inflection

Inflection
1st infinitive	karsta
present indic.	karzib
past indic.	karzi
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	karzin	karzin	—
2nd singular	karzid	karzid	karzi
3rd singular	karzib	karzi	?
1st plural	karzim	karzim	karskam
2nd plural	karzit	karzit	karskat
3rd plural	karstas karziba	karziba	?
sing. conneg.1	karzi	karzind	karzi
plur. conneg.	karskoi	karznugoi	karskoi
	present conditional	past conditional	potential
1st singular	karzižin	karznuižin	karznen
2nd singular	karzižid	karznuižid	karzned
3rd singular	karziži	karznuiži	karzneb
1st plural	karzižim	karznuižim	karznem
2nd plural	karzižit	karznuižit	karznet
3rd plural	karzižiba	karznuižiba	karzneba
connegative	karziži	karznuiži	karzne
non-finite forms
1st infinitive	karsta
2nd infinitive		3rd infinitive
inessive	karstes	inessive	karzmas
instructive	karsten	illative	karzmaha
participles		elative	karzmaspäi
present active	karzii	adessive	karzmal
past active	karznu	abessive	karzmat
past passive	karstud

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007) , “обрубать”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika