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Estonian
Etymology
From Middle Low German karsch. First attested in 1458.
Pronunciation
Adjective
karske (genitive karske, partitive karsket, comparative karskem, superlative kõige karskem)
- sober; abstinent, teetotal (not consuming alcohol)
- Near-synonym: kaine
- chaste (morally (sexually) pure)
- fresh refreshing
- Synonym: karge
Declension
Derived terms
References
- karske in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “karske”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- Jüri Viikberg (2016) “karske”, in Alamsaksa laensõnad eesti keeles (in Estonian) (online dictionary)
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
Adjective
karske
- definite singular of karsk
- plural of karsk
Anagrams
Swedish
Adjective
karske
- definite natural masculine singular of karsk