kirsikka

== Finnish == === Etymology === Old Swedish kirse-(bær) +‎ -ikka (diminutive suffix); compare German Kirsche, Swedish körsbär, Estonian kirss, Russian чере́шня (čeréšnja). Ultimately from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from the neuter plural of Late Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry”), from Ancient Greek κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkirsikːɑ/, [ˈk̟irs̠ikːɑ̝] Rhymes: -irsikːɑ Syllabification(key): kir‧sik‧ka Hyphenation(key): kir‧sik‧ka === Noun === kirsikka cherry ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kirsikka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023