Kirsche

Kirsche

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kirse, from Old High German chirsa, from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from the neuter plural of Late Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry”), from κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Kirsche f (genitive Kirsche, plural Kirschen)

1. cherry
2. (colloquial, possibly regional) a ball, especially a football

   Aus der Drehung zimmert er die Kirsche direkt unters Gebälk.

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3. (slang) bullet

Declension

Declension of Kirsche

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kirsche	die	Kirschen
genitive	einer	der	Kirsche	der	Kirschen
dative	einer	der	Kirsche	den	Kirschen
accusative	eine	die	Kirsche	die	Kirschen

Descendants

• → Estonian: kirss

Further reading

• Kirsche in Duden online