Kirschn

Bavarian

Alternative forms
  • Kaschn (West Central, Southern, Carinthia)
  • Kersch (West Central)
  • Kerschn (East Central, Vienna, Southern, Carinthia)

Etymology

From Middle High German kirse, from Old High German kirsa, from Proto-West Germanic *kirsijā, from Late Latin ceresia, derived from Late Latin ceresium, cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry fruit”), from κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), and ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin (the intervocalic σ suggests a pre-Greek origin for the word).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰiɐ̯ʃn̩/

Noun

Kirschn f (plural Kirschn, diminutive Kirscherl)

  1. cherry
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