# Karst
## English
### Alternative forms

* Kras
* Carso

### Etymology

Borrowed from German Karst.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɑɹst/
* Rhymes: -ɑɹst

### Proper noun

the Karst
* A mountainous region in northeastern Italy and southwestern Slovenia.

#### Translations
### Further reading

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

### Anagrams

* Stark, Trask, karts, skart, stark

## Finnish
### Etymology

From German Karst.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑrst/, [ˈkɑ̝rs̠t]
* Rhymes: -ɑrst
* Hyphenation: Karst

### Proper noun

Karst
* Karst

#### Declension

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: /kaʁst/

### Etymology 1

Italo-Dalmatian, see karst.

#### Noun

Karst m (strong, genitive Karstes or Karsts, plural Karste)
* (geology) karst (type of land formation)

##### Declension

$^1$Now rare, see notes.

##### Derived terms

* Karstgebirge
* Karsthöhle
* Karstlandschaft

### 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)
* (regional, Switzerland) mattock (agricultural tool)
    Synonym: Hacke

##### Declension

$^1$Now 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 $^{de}$