kirsuber

Faroese

kirsuber

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃʰɪɻ̊ʂʊˌpeːɹ/

Noun

kirsuber n (genitive singular kirsubers, plural kirsuber)

1. cherry (fruit of Prunus subg. Cerasus)

Declension

Declension of kirsuber
n22	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kirsuber	kirsuberið	kirsuber	kirsuberini
accusative	kirsuber	kirsuberið	kirsuber	kirsuberini
dative	kirsuberi	kirsuberinum	kirsuberjum, kirsuberum	kirsuberjunum, kirsuberunum
genitive	kirsubers	kirsubersins	kirsuberja	kirsuberjanna

Derived terms

• kirsuberjasaft
• kirsuberjaedikur
• kirsuberjatræ
• kirsuberjagarður

Related terms

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

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰɪr̥sʏˌpɛːr/

Noun

kirsuber n (genitive singular kirsubers, nominative plural kirsuber)

1. cherry

Declension

declension of kirsuber

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kirsuber	kirsuberið	kirsuber	kirsuberin
accusative	kirsuber	kirsuberið	kirsuber	kirsuberin
dative	kirsuberi	kirsuberinu	kirsuberjum	kirsuberjunum
genitive	kirsubers	kirsubersins	kirsuberja	kirsuberjanna