piobar

Irish

Alternative forms

• pibear (Ulster)

Etymology

From Middle Irish pipur, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈpʲɪbˠəɾˠ/, [ˈpʲɯbˠəɾˠ]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpʲɨ̞bʲəɾˠ/ (corresponding to the form pibear)

Noun

piobar m (genitive singular piobair, nominative plural piobair)

1. pepper (plant of the family Piperacea; spice from dried berries of this plant)
2. pepper (fruit of the capsicum)

Declension

Declension of piobar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative piobar piobair Vocative a phiobair a phiobara Genitive piobair piobar Dative piobar piobair

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an piobar na piobair Genitive an phiobair na bpiobar Dative leis an bpiobar don phiobar leis na piobair

Derived terms

• gráinne piobair m (“peppercorn”)
• lus an phiobair m (“peppermint”)
• miontas piobair m (“peppermint”)
• muileann piobair m (“pepper mill”)
• piobar Chéin (“cayenne pepper”)
• piobar dearg (“red pepper”)
• piobar dubh (“black pepper”)
• piobar glas (“green pepper”)
• piobar te (“hot pepper”)
• piobarach (“peppery”, adjective)
• piobarán (“pepper-castor”)
• piobarchaor f (“peppercorn”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
piobar	phiobar	bpiobar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “piobar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish pipur, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰipəɾ/

Noun

piobar m (genitive singular piobair, plural piobaran)

1. (Badenoch) Alternative form of peabar
2. pepper

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “piobar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN