karski

Finnish

Etymology

From Old Swedish karsker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrski/, [ˈkɑ̝rs̠k̟i]
• Rhymes: -ɑrski
• Syllabification^(key): kars‧ki

Adjective

karski (comparative karskimpi, superlative karskein)

1. stern, harsh
2. bold

Declension

Inflection of karski (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		karski	karskit
genitive		karskin	karskien
partitive		karskia	karskeja
illative		karskiin	karskeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		karski	karskit
accusative	nom.	karski	karskit
	gen.	karskin
genitive		karskin	karskien
partitive		karskia	karskeja
inessive		karskissa	karskeissa
elative		karskista	karskeista
illative		karskiin	karskeihin
adessive		karskilla	karskeilla
ablative		karskilta	karskeilta
allative		karskille	karskeille
essive		karskina	karskeina
translative		karskiksi	karskeiksi
abessive		karskitta	karskeitta
instructive		—	karskein
comitative		—	karskeine

Possessive forms of karski (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative karskini karskini accusative nom. karskini karskini gen. karskini genitive karskini karskieni partitive karskiani karskejani inessive karskissani karskeissani elative karskistani karskeistani illative karskiini karskeihini adessive karskillani karskeillani ablative karskiltani karskeiltani allative karskilleni karskeilleni essive karskinani karskeinani translative karskikseni karskeikseni abessive karskittani karskeittani instructive — — comitative — karskeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative karskisi karskisi accusative nom. karskisi karskisi gen. karskisi genitive karskisi karskiesi partitive karskiasi karskejasi inessive karskissasi karskeissasi elative karskistasi karskeistasi illative karskiisi karskeihisi adessive karskillasi karskeillasi ablative karskiltasi karskeiltasi allative karskillesi karskeillesi essive karskinasi karskeinasi translative karskiksesi karskeiksesi abessive karskittasi karskeittasi instructive — — comitative — karskeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative karskimme karskimme accusative nom. karskimme karskimme gen. karskimme genitive karskimme karskiemme partitive karskiamme karskejamme inessive karskissamme karskeissamme elative karskistamme karskeistamme illative karskiimme karskeihimme adessive karskillamme karskeillamme ablative karskiltamme karskeiltamme allative karskillemme karskeillemme essive karskinamme karskeinamme translative karskiksemme karskeiksemme abessive karskittamme karskeittamme instructive — — comitative — karskeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative karskinne karskinne accusative nom. karskinne karskinne gen. karskinne genitive karskinne karskienne partitive karskianne karskejanne inessive karskissanne karskeissanne elative karskistanne karskeistanne illative karskiinne karskeihinne adessive karskillanne karskeillanne ablative karskiltanne karskeiltanne allative karskillenne karskeillenne essive karskinanne karskeinanne translative karskiksenne karskeiksenne abessive karskittanne karskeittanne instructive — — comitative — karskeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative karskinsa karskinsa accusative nom. karskinsa karskinsa gen. karskinsa genitive karskinsa karskiensa partitive karskiaan karskiansa karskejaan karskejansa inessive karskissaan karskissansa karskeissaan karskeissansa elative karskistaan karskistansa karskeistaan karskeistansa illative karskiinsa karskeihinsa adessive karskillaan karskillansa karskeillaan karskeillansa ablative karskiltaan karskiltansa karskeiltaan karskeiltansa allative karskilleen karskillensa karskeilleen karskeillensa essive karskinaan karskinansa karskeinaan karskeinansa translative karskikseen karskiksensa karskeikseen karskeiksensa abessive karskittaan karskittansa karskeittaan karskeittansa instructive — — comitative — karskeineen karskeinensa

Derived terms

• karskisti
• karskius
• ronski

 

Further reading

• “karski”, 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

Anagrams

• Sirkka, kirkas, sirkka