Pfeffer

English

Proper noun

Pfeffer

A surname of German origin.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German pfeffer, from Old High German pheffar, pfeffar, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi), from an Indo-Aryan language.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpfɛfɐ/, /pfɛf(ː)ər/ (southern)
IPA^(key): /ˈfɛfɐ/ (most northern and central German speakers)
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Noun

Pfeffer m (genitive Pfeffers, plural Pfeffer)

pepper (plant of the family Piperaceae and spice made therefrom)
(figuratively) pep; intensity

Declension

Declension of Pfeffer

	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

Cayennepfeffer
Pfefferkuchen
Pfeffermühle
pfeffern
Pfeffernuss
Pfefferstreuer
wo der Pfeffer wächst

See also

Paprika

Further reading

Pfeffer in Duden online

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