qershi

Albanian

Alternative forms

• qërrshi, qurrshi

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry”), from κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”). Alternatively possibly partly through a Vulgar Latin and Late Latin intermediate ceresia < ceresium, from the same Greek root. Compare Romanian cireașă, Aromanian cireashi.

Noun

qershi f (plural qershi, definite qershia, definite plural qershitë)

1. cherry

Synonyms

• vishnjë

Related terms

• qershor
• qershigël
• qershizë