From Middle Low German kersebere, from kerse (“cherry”) + bere (“berry”).
kirsebær n (definite singular kirsebærret, indefinite plural kirsebær, definite plural kirsebærrene)
kirsebær c (definite singular kirsebærren, indefinite plural kirsebær, definite plural kirsebærrene)
From Middle Low German kersebere, from kerse (“cherry”) + bere (“berry”) (cf. Norwegian Bokmål 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.
kirsebær n (definite singular kirsebæret, indefinite plural kirsebær, definite plural kirsebæra or kirsebærene)
From Middle Low German kersebere, from kerse (“cherry”) + bere (“berry”) (cf. Norwegian Nynorsk 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.
kirsebær n (definite singular kirsebæret, indefinite plural kirsebær, definite plural kirsebæra)