"Pfeffer" meaning in All languages combined

See Pfeffer on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Pfeffer
  1. A surname from German. Derived forms: Pfeffer's solution
    Sense id: en-Pfeffer-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 85 12 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 18 2

Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈpfɛfɐ/, /pfɛf(ː)ər/ [Southern], /ˈfɛfɐ/ (note: most northern and central German speakers) Audio: De-Pfeffer.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German pfeffer, from Old High German pfeffar, pfeffur, from Proto-West Germanic *pipar (“pepper”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|la|grc|pal|sa}}, {{inh|de|gmh|pfeffer}} Middle High German pfeffer, {{inh|de|goh|pfeffar}} Old High German pfeffar, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*pipar|t=pepper}} Proto-West Germanic *pipar (“pepper”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Pfeffer m (strong, genitive Pfeffers, plural Pfeffer) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Pfeffers [genitive], Pfeffer [plural], strong [table-tags], Pfeffer [nominative, singular], Pfeffer [definite, nominative, plural], Pfeffers [genitive, singular], Pfeffer [definite, genitive, plural], Pfeffer [dative, singular], Pfeffern [dative, definite, plural], Pfeffer [accusative, singular], Pfeffer [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. pepper (plant of the family Piperaceae and spice made therefrom) Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Spices Categories (lifeform): Magnoliids
    Sense id: en-Pfeffer-de-noun-XRILt3LY Disambiguation of Spices: 88 12 Disambiguation of Magnoliids: 76 24 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 78 22
  2. (figurative) pep; intensity Tags: figuratively, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Pfeffer-de-noun-naREvYln
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Cayennepfeffer, Pfefferkuchen, Pfeffermühle, pfeffern, Pfeffernuss, Pfefferstreuer, wo der Pfeffer wächst Related terms: Paprika

Inflected forms

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