Kirsche
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German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Kersche (archaic or dialectal)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German kirse, from Old High German kirsa, from Proto-West Germanic *kirsijā, from Late Latin ceresia.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Kirsche f (genitive Kirsche, plural Kirschen)
- cherry
- (colloquial, possibly regional) a ball, especially a football
- Aus der Drehung zimmert er die Kirsche direkt unters Gebälk.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (slang) bullet
Usage notes[edit]
- 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[edit]
Declension of Kirsche [feminine]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Estonian: kirss
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