kirsuber

From Danish kirsebær, from Middle Low German kersebere, from kerse (“cherry”) +‎ bere (“berry”) (cf. Danish 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.

Compare Icelandic kirsuber.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃʰɪɻ̊ʂʊˌpeːɹ/

kirsuber n (genitive singular kirsubers, plural kirsuber)

1. cherry (fruit of Prunus subg. Cerasus)

• kirsuberjasaft
• kirsuberjaedikur
• kirsuberjatræ
• kirsuberjagarður

• jarðber
• hindber
• stikkulsber
• rabarba
• kirsuber
• súrepli
• rossaber
• vinbláber
• bláber
• reyðber
• svartber
• berjalyngur
• krákuber
• einiber
• oljuber

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰɪr̥sʏˌpɛːr/

kirsuber n (genitive singular kirsubers, nominative plural kirsuber)

1. cherry