kaski

kaski

1. partitive plural of kask

From Proto-Finnic *kaski, possibly an old loan derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- (“to burn”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑski/,
• Rhymes: -ɑski
• Syllabification^(key): kas‧ki

kaski

1. (agriculture, historical) a plot of forestland prepared to be burned (and turned into a swidden) in slash and burn agriculture
2. (agriculture, historical) swidden (field created by slashing and burning)

   Synonyms: halme, huhta, kaskimaa, kaskipelto

   Near-synonym: kytö

   1. (specifically) a swidden made by burning deciduous trees

• viertää

• “kaski”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

• kaksi, kiska, sakki

• IPA^(key): /ˈkas.ki/

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• Rhymes: -aski
• Syllabification: kas‧ki

kaski

1. nominative plural of kask
2. accusative plural of kask
3. vocative plural of kask