Kirschn

Bavarian Alternative forms bar Kaschn West Central Southern Carinthia bar Kersch West Central bar Kerschn East Central Vienna Southern Carinthia Etymology From bar gmh kirse, from bar goh kirsa, from bar gmw-pro *kirsijā, from bar la-lat ceresia, derived from bar la-lat ceresium, la cerasium, from bar grc κεράσιον cherry fruit, from grc κερασός bird cherry, and ultimately possibly of bar ine-ana - origin (the intervocalic grc σ suggests a pre-Greek origin for the word). Pronunciation bar /kʰiɐ̯ʃn̩/ Noun bar noun f plural Kirschn diminutive Kirscherl cherry