tapor
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See also: tãpor
Anjam[edit]
Noun[edit]
tapor
References[edit]
- Robert Rucker, Anjam Organised Phonology Data (2000), p. 2
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
tapor
- Alternative form of taper
Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
No cognates exist in other Germanic languages: perhaps borrowed from Latin papyrus (via an unattested form *papur), which in later use also meant ‘candle-wick’ (compare Spanish pabilo (“candlewick”)). In early Middle English glossaries, Latin papyrus was glossed as taper. See also German Kerze (“candle”), ultimately from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tapor m (nominative plural taporas)