πέπερι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From an Indo-Aryan source; compare Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pé.pe.ri/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.pɛ.ri/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.pe.ri/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.pe.ri/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.pe.ri/

Noun

πέπερι • (péperi) n (genitive πεπέρεως or πεπέριος or πεπέριδος)

pepper (plant of the family Piperaceae)
(specifically) black pepper (Piper nigrum)
pepper (spice)

Descendants

Greek: πιπέρι (pipéri), πιπεριά (piperiá)
Latin: piper (see there for further descendants)

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