käsn

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *käsnä.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkæsn/, [ˈkæsˑn̥]
  • Hyphenation: käsn
  • Rhymes: -æsn

Noun

käsn (genitive käsna, partitive käsna)

  1. bath sponge
  2. (zoology) sea sponge
  3. (informal) bracket fungus, conk
  4. wart
  5. (dated, colloquial, derogatory) old person

Declension

Synonyms

  • (bath sponge): pesukäsn, nuustik, švamm, matsalka
  • (fungus): torikuline, torik, puuseen, pahk, tael, käsnak, pässik
  • (wart): tüügas, soolatüügas

Derived terms

  • kasekäsn
  • pesukäsn

References

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