Pfeffer

English

Proper noun

Pfeffer

1. A surname from German.

Derived terms

• Pfeffer's solution

German

Etymology

From Middle High German pfeffer, from Old High German pfeffar, pfeffur, from Proto-West Germanic *pipar (“pepper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpfɛfɐ/, /pfɛf(ː)ər/ (southern)
• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛfɐ/ (most northern and central German speakers)

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Noun

Pfeffer m (strong, genitive Pfeffers, plural Pfeffer)

1. pepper (plant of the family Piperaceae and spice made therefrom)
2. (figurative) pep; intensity

Declension

Declension of Pfeffer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pfeffer	die	Pfeffer
genitive	eines	des	Pfeffers	der	Pfeffer
dative	einem	dem	Pfeffer	den	Pfeffern
accusative	einen	den	Pfeffer	die	Pfeffer

Derived terms

• Cayennepfeffer
• Pfefferkuchen
• Pfeffermühle
• pfeffern
• Pfeffernuss
• Pfefferstreuer
• wo der Pfeffer wächst

See also

• Paprika

Further reading

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