tapor

== Anjam == === Noun === tapor axe === References === Robert Rucker, Anjam Organised Phonology Data (2000), p. 2 == Middle English == === Noun === tapor alternative form of taper == Old English == === Etymology === No cognates exist in other Germanic languages: perhaps borrowed from Latin papyrus (via an unattested form *papur), which in later use also meant ‘candle-wick’ (compare Spanish pabilo (“candlewick”)). In early Middle English glossaries, Latin papyrus was glossed as taper. See also German Kerze (“candle”), ultimately from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑ.por/ === Noun === tapor m (nominative plural taporas) taper ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: taper English: taper