kirse

Middle High German

Alternative forms

• kërse

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German kirsa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈkirs̠ə/

Noun

kirse f

1. cherry

Declension

Declension of kirse (feminine, weak)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	diu	kirse	die	kirsen
genitive	einer	dër	kirsen	dër	kirsen
dative	einer	dër	kirsen	dën	kirsen
accusative	eine	die	kirsen	die	kirsen

Descendants

• Alemannic German: Chirsi, Chirschi
• Bavarian: Kiaschn

  Cimbrian: khèrsch, khèersa (Sette Comuni)

• Kölsch: Körsche
• German: Kirsche, Kersche (archaic or dialectal)
  • → Estonian: kirss
• Luxembourgish: Kiischt, Kiisch
• Rhine Franconian:

  Hessian: Kesch

  Pennsylvania German: Kasch

• Vilamovian: kjyś
• Yiddish: קאַרש (karsh)