Kersch

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Kaschn (West Central Bavarian, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)
• Kerschn (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)
• Kirschn

Etymology

From Middle High German kirse, from Old High German kirsa, from Proto-West Germanic *kirsijā, from Late Latin ceresia, derived from Late Latin ceresium, cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry fruit”), from κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), and ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin (the intervocalic σ suggests a pre-Greek origin for the word).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰɛɐ̯ʃ/

Noun

Kersch f or m (plural Kerschn, diminutive Kerschl or Kerscherl) (West Central Bavarian)

1. cherry