Pfeffer

English

Proper noun

Pfeffer

  1. A surname from German.

Derived terms

German

Etymology

From Middle High German pfeffer, from Old High German pfeffar, pfeffur, from Proto-West Germanic *pipar (“pepper”).

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)

  1. pepper (plant of the family Piperaceae and spice made therefrom)
  2. (figurative) pep; intensity

Declension

Declension of Pfeffer [masculine, strong]
singular plural
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

See also

Further reading

  • “Pfeffer” in Duden online
  • “Pfeffer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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