cirse

Old English

Alternative forms

• ċyrse, ċiris, ċyrs

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kirisjǭ, a borrowing from Vulgar Latin ceresia. Cognate with Old High German kirsa, kersa (“cherry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃir.se/, [ˈt͡ʃirˠ.ze]

Noun

ċirse f (nominative plural ċirsan)

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