kerse

Afrikaans

Noun

kerse

  1. plural of kers

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old High German kerza, from either Latin cērāta or Latin charta.

Noun

kerse f

  1. candle
Inflection

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Alternative forms
Descendants
  • Dutch: kaars
  • Limburgish: kaers, kaes
  • West Flemish: keise

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *kirsa, from Latin ceresia.

Noun

kerse f

  1. cherry
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: kers
  • Limburgish: kèrs, kaes, kees

Etymology 3

From Old Dutch *kresso, from Proto-Germanic *krasjô.

Noun

kerse ?

  1. cress, garden cress
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

  • “kerse (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “kerse (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “kerse (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “kerse (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
  • “kerse (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
  • “kerse (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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