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Kirsche
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German
thumb|Zwei Kirschen
Alternative forms
de Kersche archaic or dialectal
Etymology
From de gmh kirse, from de goh kirsa, from de gmw-pro *kirsijā, from de la-lat ceresia.
Pronunciation
de /ˈkɪrʃə/ [ˈkɪɐ̯ʃə] [ˈkɪʁʃə] [ˈkɪrʃə]
de [ˈki(ː)ɐ̯ʃə] regional Westphalia parts of Austria
de [ˈkɘːʃə] regional including parts of Rhineland
de De-Kirsche.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Kir sche
de ɪʁʃə 2
Noun
f
cherry
de colloquial possibly regional a ball, especially a football
de Aus der Drehung zimmert er die Kirsche direkt unters Gebälk. On the turn, he blasts the ball into the roof of the net.
de slang bullet
Usage notes
Compounds are predominantly formed from the stem de Kirsch-. In a number of words only this form is usual, but in most cases the regularised form de Kirschen- is also common and standard.
Declension
f
Derived terms
de mit jemandem ist nicht gut Kirschen essen
Related terms
de Kirschbaum Kirschblüte Kirschernte,Kirschenernte Kirschgeschmack Kirschholz,Kirschenholz Kirschkern Kirschkuchen Kirschsaft,Kirschensaft Kirschschnaps,Kirschenschnaps Sauerkirsche Süßkirsche Vogelkirsche Weichselkirsche Wildkirsche Zierkirsche
Descendants
1 et kirss
Further reading
de Prunus genus plants