karst
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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”).[1] More at Karst.
The metathesis in the Slovene term precludes German borrowing from Slovene.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: käst, IPA(key): /kɑːst/
- (General American) enPR: kärst, IPA(key): /kɑɹst/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)st
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.
Derived terms
Translations
type of land formation
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References
- ^ Gams, I., Kras v Sloveniji — v prostoru in casu (Karst in Slovenia in space and time), 2003
Further reading
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
karst m (plural karsten)
Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
Noun
karst m (plural karsts)
Further reading
- “karst”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Noun
karst n (genitive singular karsts, no plural)
Declension
| Declension of karst | ||
|---|---|---|
| n-s | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | karst | karstið |
| accusative | karst | karstið |
| dative | karsti | karstinu |
| genitive | karsts | karstsins |
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
Declension
Declension of karst (masculine a-stem)
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | karst | karsta |
| accusative | karst | karsta |
| genitive | karstes | karsto |
| dative | karste | karstum |
| instrumental | karstu | — |
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)
Further reading
- “karst”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16