Kirsch

See also: kirsch

English

Proper noun

Kirsch

1. A surname.

Translations

surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 基爾希／基尔希 (Jī'ěrxī)

See also

• Kirsch-lès-Sierck

Anagrams

• chirks

German

Etymology

From Kirsche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɪʁʃ/, [kɪʁʃ], [kɪɐ̯ʃ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Kirsch

Noun

Kirsch m (strong, genitive Kirsches or Kirschs, plural Kirsch or Kirsche)

1. Kirsch (fruit brandy)

   Synonyms: Kirschbrand, Kirschwasser, (dated) Kirschgeist

2. A shot of Kirsch

   Synonym: Gläschen mit Kirschwasser

Declension

Declension of Kirsch [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kirsch	die	Kirsch, Kirsche
genitive	eines	des	Kirsches, Kirschs	der	Kirsch, Kirsche
dative	einem	dem	Kirsch, Kirsche1	den	Kirsch, Kirschen
accusative	einen	den	Kirsch	die	Kirsch, Kirsche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

• Obstbrand
  • Branntwein

Related terms

• Kirschlikör, Kirschsaft, Kirschwein

Proper noun

Kirsch m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kirschs or (with an article) Kirsch, feminine genitive Kirsch, plural Kirschs)

1. a surname

Declension

Declension of Kirsch [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Kirsch	(eine)	(die)	Kirsch	(die)	Kirschs
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Kirschs, Kirsch1	(einer)	(der)	Kirsch	(der)	Kirschs
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Kirsch	(einer)	(der)	Kirsch	(den)	Kirschs
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Kirsch	(eine)	(die)	Kirsch	(die)	Kirschs

¹With an article.

Related terms

• Kirschbaum
• Pflaum, Obst

Further reading

• “Kirsch” in Duden online
• “Kirsch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kirsch”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–