kirsebær
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German kersebere, from kerse (“cherry”) + bere (“berry”).
- The first element is from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from the neuter plural of Late Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry”), from Ancient Greek κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin. Compare Middle High German kirse.
- The second element is from Old Saxon beri, from Proto-West Germanic *baʀi; therefore a doublet of bær.
Noun
kirsebær n (definite singular kirsebærret, indefinite plural kirsebær, definite plural kirsebærrene)
- a cherry (fruit)
kirsebær c (definite singular kirsebærren, indefinite plural kirsebær, definite plural kirsebærrene)
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German kersebere, from kerse (“cherry”) + bere (“berry”) (cf. Norwegian Bokmål bær). Middle Low German kerse (cf. Middle High German kirse) "cherry" from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from the neuter plural of Late Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry”), from Ancient Greek κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin.
Noun
kirsebær n (definite singular kirsebæret, indefinite plural kirsebær, definite plural kirsebæra or kirsebærene)
- a cherry (fruit)
Derived terms
References
- “kirsebær” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German kersebere, from kerse (“cherry”) + bere (“berry”) (cf. Norwegian Nynorsk bær). Middle Low German kerse (cf. Middle High German kirse) "cherry" from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from the neuter plural of Late Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry”), from Ancient Greek κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈçɪrsɛˌbæːr/
Noun
kirsebær n (definite singular kirsebæret, indefinite plural kirsebær, definite plural kirsebæra)
- a cherry (fruit)
Derived terms
References
- “kirsebær” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.