Middle Irish edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

pipur m

  1. pepper (spice)

Descendants edit

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

Mutation edit

Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
pipur phipur pipur
pronounced with /b(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Noun edit

pipur f

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