karsas

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *karsas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrsɑs/, [ˈkɑ̝rs̠ɑ̝s̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑrsɑs
• Syllabification^(key): kar‧sas

Adjective

karsas (comparative karsaampi, superlative karsain)

1. (rare) Not straight: twisted, crooked, wry, warped.
2. unfriendly, averse

Declension

Inflection of karsas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
nominative		karsas	karsaat
genitive		karsaan	karsaiden karsaitten
partitive		karsasta	karsaita
illative		karsaaseen	karsaisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		karsas	karsaat
accusative	nom.	karsas	karsaat
	gen.	karsaan
genitive		karsaan	karsaiden karsaitten karsasten rare
partitive		karsasta	karsaita
inessive		karsaassa	karsaissa
elative		karsaasta	karsaista
illative		karsaaseen	karsaisiin karsaihin rare
adessive		karsaalla	karsailla
ablative		karsaalta	karsailta
allative		karsaalle	karsaille
essive		karsaana	karsaina
translative		karsaaksi	karsaiksi
abessive		karsaatta	karsaitta
instructive		—	karsain
comitative		—	karsaine

Possessive forms of karsas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative karsaani karsaani accusative nom. karsaani karsaani gen. karsaani genitive karsaani karsaideni karsaitteni karsasteni rare partitive karsastani karsaitani inessive karsaassani karsaissani elative karsaastani karsaistani illative karsaaseeni karsaisiini karsaihini rare adessive karsaallani karsaillani ablative karsaaltani karsailtani allative karsaalleni karsailleni essive karsaanani karsainani translative karsaakseni karsaikseni abessive karsaattani karsaittani instructive — — comitative — karsaineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative karsaasi karsaasi accusative nom. karsaasi karsaasi gen. karsaasi genitive karsaasi karsaidesi karsaittesi karsastesi rare partitive karsastasi karsaitasi inessive karsaassasi karsaissasi elative karsaastasi karsaistasi illative karsaaseesi karsaisiisi karsaihisi rare adessive karsaallasi karsaillasi ablative karsaaltasi karsailtasi allative karsaallesi karsaillesi essive karsaanasi karsainasi translative karsaaksesi karsaiksesi abessive karsaattasi karsaittasi instructive — — comitative — karsainesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative karsaamme karsaamme accusative nom. karsaamme karsaamme gen. karsaamme genitive karsaamme karsaidemme karsaittemme karsastemme rare partitive karsastamme karsaitamme inessive karsaassamme karsaissamme elative karsaastamme karsaistamme illative karsaaseemme karsaisiimme karsaihimme rare adessive karsaallamme karsaillamme ablative karsaaltamme karsailtamme allative karsaallemme karsaillemme essive karsaanamme karsainamme translative karsaaksemme karsaiksemme abessive karsaattamme karsaittamme instructive — — comitative — karsainemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative karsaanne karsaanne accusative nom. karsaanne karsaanne gen. karsaanne genitive karsaanne karsaidenne karsaittenne karsastenne rare partitive karsastanne karsaitanne inessive karsaassanne karsaissanne elative karsaastanne karsaistanne illative karsaaseenne karsaisiinne karsaihinne rare adessive karsaallanne karsaillanne ablative karsaaltanne karsailtanne allative karsaallenne karsaillenne essive karsaananne karsainanne translative karsaaksenne karsaiksenne abessive karsaattanne karsaittanne instructive — — comitative — karsainenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative karsaansa karsaansa accusative nom. karsaansa karsaansa gen. karsaansa genitive karsaansa karsaidensa karsaittensa karsastensa rare partitive karsastaan karsastansa karsaitaan karsaitansa inessive karsaassaan karsaassansa karsaissaan karsaissansa elative karsaastaan karsaastansa karsaistaan karsaistansa illative karsaaseensa karsaisiinsa karsaihinsa rare adessive karsaallaan karsaallansa karsaillaan karsaillansa ablative karsaaltaan karsaaltansa karsailtaan karsailtansa allative karsaalleen karsaallensa karsailleen karsaillensa essive karsaanaan karsaanansa karsainaan karsainansa translative karsaakseen karsaaksensa karsaikseen karsaiksensa abessive karsaattaan karsaattansa karsaittaan karsaittansa instructive — — comitative — karsaineen karsainensa

Synonyms

• (not straight): kiero, vääntynyt

Derived terms

• karsaasti
• karsasmielinen
• karsassilmäinen
• karsastaa
• karsaus
• karsea

 

Further reading

• “karsas”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (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

• raskas