karsta

See also: karstā

Finnish

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

Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from Russian коро́ста (korósta).[1]

Noun

karsta

  1. crust (dry, hard dirt, especially as developed due to burning)
    Avotulella paistinpannun ulkopuolelle kertyy karstaa.
    When a frying pan is used over open fire a crust of soot develops on its outside.
  2. grime (hardened dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is difficult to remove)
  3. (archeology) The dried and hardened remains of anything on the surface of a vessel or similar.
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
Derived terms

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
Derived terms

References
  1. Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Anagrams

Ingrian

Etymology

Cognates include Finnish karsta (“scabies”).

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑrstɑ/, [ˈkɑrs̠t]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑrstɑ/, [ˈkɑrʃtɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrstɑ
  • Hyphenation: kars‧ta

Noun

karsta

  1. scabies

Declension
Declension of karsta (type 3/kana, st-ss gradation)
singular plural
nominative karsta karssat
genitive karssan karstoin
partitive karstaa karstoja
illative karstaa karstoi
inessive karssaas karssois
elative karssast karssoist
allative karssalle karssoille
adessive karssaal karssoil
ablative karssalt karssoilt
translative karssaks karssoiks
essive karstanna, karstaan karstoinna, karstoin
exessive1) karstant karstoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 138

Latvian

Adjective

karsta

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

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *karcidak.

Verb

karsta

  1. to chop off

Inflection
Inflection of karsta (inflection type 21/henkta)
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 karskaha
1st plural karzim karzim karskam
2nd plural karzit karzit karskat
3rd plural karstas
karziba		 karziba karskaha
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
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