karst
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karst¹
- /kɑːst/ UK
- /kɑɹst/ US
Sounds like cast, caste (non-rhotic, trap–bath split) · Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)st
Where it comes from
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.
noun karsts
- A type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage. 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.
Karst²
- /kɑɹst/
Rhymes with -ɑɹst
proper noun the Karst · Kras · Carso
- A mountainous karst plateau in northeastern Italy and southwestern Slovenia; in full, Karst Plateau.
Translations
Talk about this word "karst." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/karst. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. karst. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/karst "karst." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/karst.Cite this
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title = {karst},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/karst},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
