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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Karst. The German term and the Slovene placename Kras (the Karst Plateau) are from Proto-Slavic *korsъ, from Italo-Dalmatian carsus (cf. Italian carso), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“hard; rock”). More at Karst.
The metathesis in the Slovene term precludes German borrowing from Slovene.
Pronunciation
Noun
karst (plural karsts)
- (geology) A type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage.
1978, M. M. Sweeting, “The Karst of Kweilin, Southern China”, in The Geographical Journal, volume 144, number 2, page 200:In the time available to us on our geomorphological tour we were not able to see the higher and younger karsts of Kweichow and Yunnan and Kunming.
2009 May 29, “Katherine Harmon”, in Top 10 New Species Discovered in 2008:The shells are just 0.04 inch (one millimeter) long and were found on a karst formation where conditions are damp, but the snails that inhabit them have yet to be observed.
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References
- ^ Gams, I., Kras v Sloveniji — v prostoru in casu (Karst in Slovenia in space and time), 2003
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German Karst.
Pronunciation
Noun
karst m (plural karsten)
- (geology) karst (terrain with caves formed by limestone dissolution by underground drainage)
Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
Noun
karst m (plural karsts)
- (geology) karst
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Icelandic
Pronunciation
Noun
karst n (genitive singular karsts, no plural)
- (geology) karst
Declension
Old High German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unknown; perhaps from a Proto-West Germanic *karsk, *karst related to keren (“to sweep”), from Proto-Germanic *karjaną.
Noun
karst m
- mattock, hoe
Declension
Declension of karst (masculine a-stem)
Descendants
- Middle High German: karst
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from German der Karst, name of a limestone region in Slovenia.
Noun
karst m (plural karstes)
- (geology) karst
- Synonym: malpaís
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