κεράσι

Inherited from Byzantine Greek κεράσι(ν) (kerási(n), “cherry”) < Koine Greek κεράσιον (kerásion) a diminutive of Ancient Greek κέρασος (kérasos), κερασός (kerasós, “cherry tree”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ceˈɾasi/
• Hyphenation: κε‧ρά‧σι

κεράσι • (kerási) n (plural κεράσια)

1. cherry (fruit)

• κερασάκι n (kerasáki, “small cherry”)
• κερασιά f (kerasiá, “cherry tree”)
• κερασένιος (kerasénios, “cherry red, cherry wood”, adjective)

• → Ottoman Turkish: كراس (kiras), كراز (kiraz), كیراز (kiraz), كرس (kires)
  • Turkish: kiraz
  • → Armenian: քիրազ (kʻiraz)
  • → Crimean Tatar: kiraz
  • → Azerbaijani: gilas

• κεράσι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
• κεράσι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
• κεράσι - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christikó lexikó tis neoellenikís glóssas) [A Practical Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
• κεράσι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el