karskus

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Etymology

karske +‎ -us

Pronunciation

Noun

karskus (genitive karskuse, partitive karskust)

  1. abstinence (non-consumption of alcohol)
  2. chastity; (moral) purity, innocence

Declension

Declension of karskus (ÕS type 9/katus, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative karskus karskused
accusative nom.
gen. karskuse
genitive karskuste
partitive karskust karskuseid
illative karskusesse karskustesse
karskuseisse
inessive karskuses karskustes
karskuseis
elative karskusest karskustest
karskuseist
allative karskusele karskustele
karskuseile
adessive karskusel karskustel
karskuseil
ablative karskuselt karskustelt
karskuseilt
translative karskuseks karskusteks
karskuseiks
terminative karskuseni karskusteni
essive karskusena karskustena
abessive karskuseta karskusteta
comitative karskusega karskustega
Declension of karskus (ÕS type 11/harjutus, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative karskus karskused
accusative nom.
gen. karskuse
genitive karskuste
partitive karskust karskusi
illative karskusse
karskusesse
karskustesse
karskusisse
inessive karskuses karskustes
karskusis
elative karskusest karskustest
karskusist
allative karskusele karskustele
karskusile
adessive karskusel karskustel
karskusil
ablative karskuselt karskustelt
karskusilt
translative karskuseks karskusteks
karskusiks
terminative karskuseni karskusteni
essive karskusena karskustena
abessive karskuseta karskusteta
comitative karskusega karskustega

Compounds

References

  • karskus in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • karskus”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009