попер

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak pep(e)r (possibly with metathesis), from Proto-Slavic *pьpьrь. Cognate with Slovak piepor. Doublet of паприґа (papriga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɔpɛr]
• Rhymes: -ɔpɛr
• Hyphenation: по‧пер

Noun

попер (poper) m inan (related adjective попров)

1. black pepper, pepper (Piper nigrum)
2. black pepper, pepper, peppercorns (dried unripe berries of this plant used as a spice and seasoning)

   млєти попер ― mljeti poper ― ground pepper

Derived terms

nouns

• попернїк m inan (popernjik)

 

verbs

• попровац impf (poprovac)

 

See also

• (capsicum): паприґа (papriga)

Further reading

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “попер”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “pepper”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 208