kirse
Middle High German
Etymology
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.
Noun
kirse f
- cherry
Descendants
- Alemannic German: Chirsi, Chirschi
- Bavarian: Kiaschn
- Central Franconian:
- Kölsch: Körsche
- German: Kirsche
- → Estonian: kirss
- Luxembourgish: Kiischt, Kiisch
- Rhine Franconian:
- Hessian: Kesch
- Pennsylvania German: Kasch
- Vilamovian: kjyś
- Yiddish: קאַרש (karsh)