metspipar

Estonian

Harilik metspipar (Asarum europaeum)

Etymology

From mets (“forest”) +‎ pipar (“pepper”), because of its peppery smell and bitter taste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmetsˌpipɑr/, [ˈmetsˌpipˑɑr]
• Rhymes: -ipɑr
• Hyphenation: mets‧pi‧par

Noun

metspipar (genitive metspipra, partitive metspipart)

1. hazelwort (Asarum europaeum)

Declension

Declension of metspipar (ÕS type 8/küünal, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		metspipar	metspiprad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	metspipra
genitive			metspiparde
partitive		metspipart	metspipraid
illative		metspiprasse	metspipardesse metspipraisse
inessive		metspipras	metspipardes metspiprais
elative		metspiprast	metspipardest metspipraist
allative		metspiprale	metspipardele metspipraile
adessive		metspipral	metspipardel metspiprail
ablative		metspipralt	metspipardelt metspiprailt
translative		metspipraks	metspipardeks metspipraiks
terminative		metspiprani	metspipardeni
essive		metspiprana	metspipardena
abessive		metspiprata	metspipardeta
comitative		metspipraga	metspipardega

References

• metspipar in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “metspipar”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009