pibbyr
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Manx[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish pipur, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”).
Noun[edit]
pibbyr m (genitive singular pibbyragh, no plural)
Derived terms[edit]
- pibbyr caiaan (“cayenne pepper”)
- pibbyr doo (“black pepper”)
- pibbyr Injinagh (“allspice”)
- pibbyr y voalley (“stonecrop”)
- red pepper
Mutation[edit]
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| pibbyr | phibbyr | bibbyr |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “pipur”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language