Cimbrian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German kersboum, from Old High German kirsboum, cherseboum,[1] equivalent to khèersa +‎ póom. Cognate with German Kirschbaum.

Noun edit

khèerspóom m (plural khèerspóomediminutive khèerspöomle)

  1. (Sette Comuni) cherry tree

References edit

  1. ^ kirschbaum” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Further reading edit

  • “khèerspóom” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo