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)

1. sober; abstinent, teetotal (not consuming alcohol)

   Near-synonym: kaine

2. chaste (morally (sexually) pure)
3. 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

• karskelt
• karsklane
• karskus

 

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)

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaʂkə/, /ˈkaʁskə/

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• Rhymes: -aʂkə, -aʁskə, -arskə
• Hyphenation: kars‧ke

Adjective

karske

1. definite singular of karsk
2. plural of karsk

Anagrams

• eksark, kakser, karkes, kasker, krakes, krakse, rakkes, sakker, skaker, skarke

Swedish

Adjective

karske

1. definite natural masculine singular of karsk