kers

Meaning

1. (feminine) a cherry tree, one of certain trees of the genus Prunus, especially the subgenus Cerasus
2. (feminine) a cherry, a stone fruit of a cherry tree

Concepts

cherry

cherries

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cherries

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Synonyms

kriek

kersenhout

kersensmaak

Translations

Kirsche

cereza

cerise

cereja

ciliegia

cirera

kiraz

κεράσι

cerièra

cerasum

gêlaz

كرز

cerasus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɛrs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: kerse

Inherited from Old Dutch: *kersa

Cognate with Sanskrit: ग्रसति

Cognate with English: cress

Cognate with German: Kresse

In summary

From Middle Dutch kerse, ultimately from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from the neuter plural of Late Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry”), from κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin.