Pfeffer
English edit
Proper noun edit
Pfeffer
- A surname from German.
Derived terms edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German pfeffer, from Old High German pfeffar, pfeffur, from Proto-West Germanic *pipar (“pepper”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈpfɛfɐ/, /pfɛf(ː)ər/ (southern)
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛfɐ/ (most northern and central German speakers)
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Noun edit
Pfeffer m (strong, genitive Pfeffers, plural Pfeffer)
- pepper (plant of the family Piperaceae and spice made therefrom)
- (figurative) pep; intensity
Declension edit
Declension of Pfeffer [masculine, strong]