попер
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak pep(e)r (possibly with metathesis), from Proto-Slavic *pьpьrь. Cognate with Slovak piepor. Doublet of паприґа (papriga).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpɔpɛr]
- Rhymes: -ɔpɛr
- Hyphenation: по‧пер
Noun
попер (poper) m inan (related adjective попров)
- black pepper, pepper (Piper nigrum)
- black pepper, pepper, peppercorns (dried unripe berries of this plant used as a spice and seasoning)
- млєти попер ― mljeti poper ― ground pepper
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | попер (poper) | — |
| genitive | попру (popru) | — |
| dative | попру (popru) | — |
| accusative | попер (poper) | — |
| instrumental | попром (poprom) | — |
| locative | попру (popru) | — |
| vocative | попру (popru) | — |
Derived terms
nouns
- попернїк m inan (popernjik)
verbs
- попровац impf (poprovac)
See also
- (capsicum): паприґа (papriga)
Further reading
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “попер”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “pepper”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 208