Kirsche

German

Alternative forms

  • Kersche (archaic or dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle High German kirse, from Old High German kirsa, from Proto-West Germanic *kirsijā, from Late Latin ceresia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪrʃə/, [ˈkɪɐ̯ʃə], [ˈkɪʁʃə], [ˈkɪrʃə]
    • IPA(key): [ˈki(ː)ɐ̯ʃə] (regional, Westphalia, parts of Austria)
    • IPA(key): [ˈkɘːʃə] (regional, including parts of Rhineland)
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  • Hyphenation: Kir‧sche
  • Rhymes: -ɪʁʃə

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

Usage notes

  • Compounds are predominantly formed from the stem Kirsch-. In a number of words only this form is usual, but in most cases the regularised form Kirschen- is also common and standard.

Declension

Declension of Kirsche [feminine]
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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Estonian: kirss

Further reading

  • “Kirsche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Kirsche” in Duden online
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