körsbär

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kirsebær, from Middle Low German kersebere. Cognate with Ancient Greek κερασός (kerasós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɕœ̞ʂbæ(ː)r]
  • Audio:(file)
  • (nonstandard, nonetheless common[1]) IPA(key): [ˈɕɵʂbæ(ː)r]

Noun

körsbär n

  1. a cherry (fruit)

Declension

Declension of körsbär
nominative genitive
singular indefinite körsbär körsbärs
definite körsbäret körsbärets
plural indefinite körsbär körsbärs
definite körsbären körsbärens

References

  1. ^ Tomas Riad (2013), “Våra vokaler förändras. En del flyter samman, andra glider isär. [Our vowels change. Some blend together, others drift apart.]”, in Språktidningen [The language journal]‎[1], number 3