kerse

Afrikaans

Noun

kerse

  1. plural of kers

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old High German kerza, from either Latin cērāta or Latin charta.

Noun

kerse f

  1. candle
Inflection

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Alternative forms
Descendants
  • Dutch: kaars
    • Afrikaans: kers
    • Negerhollands: kaers, kės, keers
  • Limburgish: kaers, kaes
  • West Flemish: keise
  • Dutch Low Saxon: kaerse

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *kirsa, from Latin ceresia.

Noun

kerse f

  1. cherry
Inflection

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Descendants
  • Dutch: kers
  • Limburgish: kèrs, kaes, kees

Etymology 3

From Old Dutch *kresso, from Proto-Germanic *krasjô, from Proto-Indo-European *gras-.

Noun

kerse ?

  1. cress, garden cress
Inflection

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Descendants

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