Paprika

Paprika

See also: paprika and paprikā

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian pàprika, from pȁpar, from Proto-Slavic *pьpьrь, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaprika/, /ˈpaprɪka/

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Noun

Paprika m (strong, genitive Paprikas, plural (usually with an article, determiner or numeral) Paprika or (usually when standing alone) Paprikas) or
Paprika f (genitive Paprika, plural (usually with an article, determiner or numeral) Paprika or (usually when standing alone) Paprikas)

1. (chiefly masculine) paprika (spice)
2. (see usage notes) bell pepper

   Synonyms: Paprikaschote, (Switzerland, South Tyrol) Peperoni

Usage notes

• The plural is most often unchanged Paprika when preceded by an article, determiner, or numeral, and most often Paprikas when standing alone. This distinction is just a tendency, however.
• The masculine gender for the fruit is the older usage and today limited to Eastern and Southern German, as well as Austrian, dialects. The feminine gender is partially used in all of Germany and only uncommon in Austria. Younger speakers are more likely to refer to the fruit as feminine.[1]

Declension

Declension of Paprika [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Paprika	die	Paprika1, Paprikas2
genitive	eines	des	Paprikas	der	Paprika1, Paprikas2
dative	einem	dem	Paprika	den	Paprika1, Paprikas2
accusative	einen	den	Paprika	die	Paprika1, Paprikas2

¹Usually with an article, determiner or numeral.
²Usually when standing alone.

or

Declension of Paprika [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Paprika	die	Paprika1, Paprikas2
genitive	einer	der	Paprika	der	Paprika1, Paprikas2
dative	einer	der	Paprika	den	Paprika1, Paprikas2
accusative	eine	die	Paprika	die	Paprika1, Paprikas2

¹Usually with an article, determiner or numeral.
²Usually when standing alone.

References

1. “Paprikafrucht”, in Atlas zur deutschen Alltagssprache, 2011-01-08

Further reading

• “Paprika” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Paprika” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• Paprika on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Paprika” in Duden online
• “Paprika” in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑpʀikaː/

Noun

Paprika m or f (plural Paprikaen)

1. (m, uncountable) paprika
2. (m or f) pepper (Capsicum annuum)

   Synonyms: Peperoni, Poivron