kirsikka
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Finnish
Etymology
Old Swedish kirse-(bär) + -ikka (diminutive suffix); compare German Kirsche, Swedish körsbär, Estonian kirss, Russian чере́шня (čeréšnja). Ultimately 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.
Pronunciation
Noun
kirsikka
Declension
| Inflection of kirsikka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kirsikka | kirsikat | |
| genitive | kirsikan | kirsikoiden kirsikoitten kirsikkojen | |
| partitive | kirsikkaa | kirsikoita kirsikkoja | |
| illative | kirsikkaan | kirsikoihin kirsikkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kirsikka | kirsikat | |
| accusative | nom. | kirsikka | kirsikat |
| gen. | kirsikan | ||
| genitive | kirsikan | kirsikoiden kirsikoitten kirsikkojen kirsikkain rare | |
| partitive | kirsikkaa | kirsikoita kirsikkoja | |
| inessive | kirsikassa | kirsikoissa | |
| elative | kirsikasta | kirsikoista | |
| illative | kirsikkaan | kirsikoihin kirsikkoihin | |
| adessive | kirsikalla | kirsikoilla | |
| ablative | kirsikalta | kirsikoilta | |
| allative | kirsikalle | kirsikoille | |
| essive | kirsikkana | kirsikkoina | |
| translative | kirsikaksi | kirsikoiksi | |
| abessive | kirsikatta | kirsikoitta | |
| instructive | — | kirsikoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
compounds
- ananaskirsikka
- cocktailkirsikka
- hapankirsikka
- imeläkirsikka
- juutalaiskirsikka
- kirsikankivi
- kirsikankukinta
- kirsikankukka
- kirsikanluu
- kirsikanpunainen
- kirsikkabarbi
- kirsikkaetanainen
- kirsikkahillo
- kirsikkakirva
- kirsikkakoi
- kirsikkalikööri
- kirsikkaluumu
- kirsikkamehu
- kirsikkaperhonen
- kirsikkapiirakka
- kirsikkapuisto
- kirsikkapuu
- kirsikkasuu
- kirsikkatetra
- kirsikkatomaatti
- kirsikkaviina
- kirsikkaviini
- laakerikirsikka
- linnunkirsikka
- makeakirsikka
Further reading
- “kirsikka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01