pipur

Middle Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”).

Pronunciation
  • (earlier) IPA(key): /ˈpʲibur/
  • (later) IPA(key): /ˈpʲibər/

Noun

pipur m

  1. pepper (spice)

Descendants
  • Irish: piobar
  • Manx: pibbyr
  • Scottish Gaelic: peabar, piobar

Mutation
Middle Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
pipurphipurpipur
pronounced with /b(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

pipur f

  1. (non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of pipe (kløyvd hokyn)
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