Afrikaans

Noun

kers ‎(plural kerse, diminutive kersie)

1. candle

Usage notes

• The diminutive kersie is the same as the noun kersie ‎(“cherry”); it is avoided unless the context is clear.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛrs

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from the neuter plural of Late Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον ‎(kerásion, “cherry”), from κερασός ‎(kerasós, “bird cherry”), ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin.

Noun

Rode kersen
Red cherries

kers f ‎(plural kersen, diminutive kersje n)

1. cherry (fruit and tree)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Cognate with English cress, German Kresse

Noun

kers f ‎(uncountable)

1. cress (watercress, garden cress)
2. nasturtium, Tropaeolum majus

Synonyms

• (Tropaeolum): Oostindische kers, Oost-Indische kers

Hyponyms

• (cress): tuinkers, waterkers, wolfskers

Icelandic

Noun

kers

1. indefinite genitive singular of ker