pibbyr
Manx
Etymology
From Middle Irish pipur, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”).
Noun
pibbyr m (genitive singular pibbyragh, no plural)
Derived terms
- pibbyr caiaan (“cayenne pepper”)
- pibbyr doo (“black pepper”)
- pibbyr Injinagh (“allspice”)
- pibbyr y voalley (“stonecrop”)
- red pepper
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| pibbyr | phibbyr | bibbyr |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “pipur”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language