cirse

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κίρσιον (kírsion, “kind of thistle”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siʁs/

Noun

cirse m (plural cirses)

thistle
Synonym: chardon

Derived terms

cirse des marais

Old English

Alternative forms

ċyrse, ċiris, ċyrs

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kirsijā, a borrowing from Vulgar Latin ceresia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃir.se/, [ˈt͡ʃirˠ.ze]

Noun

ċirse f (nominative plural ċirsan)

(botany) cherry

Declension

Declension of cirse (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ċirse	ċirsan
accusative	ċirsan	ċirsan
genitive	ċirsan	ċirsena
dative	ċirsan	ċirsum

Derived terms

ċirisæppel
ċirisbēam
ċyrstrēow

Descendants

Middle English: cheri, chiri, chirie, chyry, chere, cherie, chery (through confluence with Anglo-French form)
- English: cherry (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: chirry, chery, cherrie, cherry
- → Middle Irish: silín, sirín
  - Irish: silín
  - Manx: shillish
  - Scottish Gaelic: sirist

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