papyrus

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English

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Papyrus (plant).
Papyrus (material).
A papyrus (document).

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Etymology

From Middle English papirus, borrowed from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros), of unknown origin. Doublet of papyros.

Pronunciation

Noun

papyrus (usually uncountable, plural papyri or papyruses)

  1. (usually uncountable) A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.
  2. (usually uncountable) A material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant.
  3. (countable) A scroll or document written on papyrus.

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Czech

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: pa‧py‧rus

Noun

papyrus m inan

  1. papyrus

Declension

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Dutch

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).

Pronunciation

Noun

papyrus m (plural papyri or papyrussen, diminutive papyrusje n)

  1. the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus
    Synonyms: papyrusriet, papyrusplant
  2. the paper-like material made from the papyrus plant
  3. a scroll made of that material

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑpyrus/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑpyrus
  • Syllabification(key): pa‧py‧rus
  • Hyphenation(key): pa‧py‧rus

Noun

papyrus

  1. papyrus (material and document)

Declension

Inflection of papyrus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative papyrus papyrukset
genitive papyruksen papyrusten
papyruksien
partitive papyrusta papyruksia
illative papyrukseen papyruksiin
singular plural
nominative papyrus papyrukset
accusative nom. papyrus papyrukset
gen. papyruksen
genitive papyruksen papyrusten
papyruksien
partitive papyrusta papyruksia
inessive papyruksessa papyruksissa
elative papyruksesta papyruksista
illative papyrukseen papyruksiin
adessive papyruksella papyruksilla
ablative papyrukselta papyruksilta
allative papyrukselle papyruksille
essive papyruksena papyruksina
translative papyrukseksi papyruksiksi
abessive papyruksetta papyruksitta
instructive papyruksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of papyrus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin papȳrus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).

Pronunciation

Noun

papyrus m (plural papyrus or papyri)

  1. papyrus

Further reading

Latin

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Etymology

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    papȳrus m or f (genitive papȳrī); second declension

    1. papyrus (plant)
    2. a garment made from papyrus
    3. paper made from papyrus

    Declension

    Second-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative papȳrus papȳrī
    genitive papȳrī papȳrōrum
    dative papȳrō papȳrīs
    accusative papȳrum papȳrōs
    ablative papȳrō papȳrīs
    vocative papȳre papȳrī

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    (see also papȳrius)

    • Megleno-Romanian: papră, păpură
    • Romanian: papură

    Reflexes of a *papīlum (candlewick):

    Older borrowings:

    • Old Catalan: paper (see there for further descendants)
    • ? Old English: tapor (see there for further descendants)

    Unsorted modern borrowings:

    References

    • papyrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • papyrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • "papyrus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • papyrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • papyrus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • papyrus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Latin papyrus.

    Noun

    papyrus m (plural papyrusen)

    1. (usually uncountable) papyrus (plant; writing material)
    2. (countable) papyrus (scroll or document)

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    Swedish

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    Etymology

    From Latin papyrus

    Noun

    papyrus c

    1. papyrus (plant)
    2. papyrus (material)
    3. a papyrus (scroll or document written on papyrus)

    Declension

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