pipur

Middle Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”).

Pronunciation

• (earlier) IPA^(key): /ˈpʲibur/
• (later) IPA^(key): /ˈpʲibər/

Noun

pipur m (genitive pipuir)

1. pepper (spice)

Descendants

• Irish: piobar
• Manx: pibbyr
• Scottish Gaelic: peabar, piobar

Mutation

Mutation of pipur

radical	lenition	nasalization
pipur	phipur	pipur pronounced with /b(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

pipur f

1. (non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of pipe (kløyvd hokyn)