pipur

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Middle Irish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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pipur m (genitive pipuir)

  1. pepper (spice)

Descendants

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

Mutation

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Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
pipur phipur pipur
pronounced with /b(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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pipur f

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