kirse

Middle High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German kirsa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈkɪrs̠ə/

Noun

kirse f

  1. cherry

Declension

Descendants

  • Alemannic German: Chirsi, Chirschi
  • Bavarian: Kiaschn
    Cimbrian: khèrsch, khèersa (Sette Comuni)
  • Kölsch: Körsche
  • German: Kirsche, Kersche (archaic or dialectal)
  • Luxembourgish: Kiischt, Kiisch
  • Rhine Franconian:
    Hessian: Kesch
    Pennsylvania German: Kasch
  • Vilamovian: kjyś
  • Yiddish: קאַרש (karsh)