Pfefferkorn

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Pfefferkorn.

Proper noun

Pfefferkorn (plural Pfefferkorns)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pfefferkorn is the 39555^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 556 individuals. Pfefferkorn is most common among White (94.42%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pfefferkorn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

German

Etymology

Pfeffer +‎ Korn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpfɛfɐˌkɔrn/, /ˈfɛfɐˌkɔrn/, /ˈpfɛfːərˌkorn/

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Noun

Pfefferkorn n (strong, genitive Pfefferkornes or Pfefferkorns, plural Pfefferkörner)

1. peppercorn

Declension

Declension of Pfefferkorn [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Pfefferkorn	die	Pfefferkörner
genitive	eines	des	Pfefferkornes, Pfefferkorns	der	Pfefferkörner
dative	einem	dem	Pfefferkorn, Pfefferkorne1	den	Pfefferkörnern
accusative	ein	das	Pfefferkorn	die	Pfefferkörner

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Gerstenkorn
• Haferkorn
• Kornfeld
• Pfeffermühle
• Pfeffersack
• Pfeffersteak
• Pfefferstrauch
• Salzkorn
• Sandkorn
• Vollkorn
• Weizenkorn

 

Further reading

• “Pfefferkorn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Pfefferkorn” in Duden online