Pfeffer
English
Proper noun
Pfeffer
- A surname from German.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German pfeffer, from Old High German pheffar, pfeffar, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi), from Indo-Aryan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpfɛfɐ/, /pfɛf(ː)ər/ (southern)
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛfɐ/ (most northern and central German speakers)
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Noun
Pfeffer m (strong, genitive Pfeffers, plural Pfeffer)
- pepper (plant of the family Piperaceae and spice made therefrom)
- (figurative) pep; intensity
Declension
Declension of Pfeffer [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Pfeffer | die | Pfeffer |
genitive | eines | des | Pfeffers | der | Pfeffer |
dative | einem | dem | Pfeffer | den | Pfeffern |
accusative | einen | den | Pfeffer | die | Pfeffer |
Derived terms
- Cayennepfeffer
- Pfefferkuchen
- Pfeffermühle
- pfeffern
- Pfeffernuss
- Pfefferstreuer
- wo der Pfeffer wächst
See also
- Paprika
Further reading
- “Pfeffer” in Duden online
- “Pfeffer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache