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 (genitive pipuir)

  1. pepper (spice)

Descendants

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

Mutation

Mutation of pipur
radical lenition nasalization
pipur phipur
or unchanged 		pipur
pronounced with /b(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

pipur f

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