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English

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

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Etymology

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

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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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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpapɪrus]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧py‧rus

Noun

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papyrus m inan

  1. papyrus

Declension

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Declension of papyrus (hard masculine inanimate foreign)
singular plural
nominative papyrus papyrusy, papyry
genitive papyrusu, papyru papyrusů, papyrů
dative papyrusu, papyru papyrusům, papyrům
accusative papyrus papyrusy, papyry
vocative papyruse, papyre papyrusy, papyry
locative papyrusu, papyruse, papyru papyrusech, papyrech
instrumental papyrusem, papyrem papyrusy, papyry

Further reading

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  • “papyrus”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “papyrus”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

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Etymology

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

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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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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papyrus

  1. papyrus (material and document)

Declension

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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)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative papyrukseni papyrukseni
accusative nom. papyrukseni papyrukseni
gen. papyrukseni
genitive papyrukseni papyrusteni
papyruksieni
partitive papyrustani papyruksiani
inessive papyruksessani papyruksissani
elative papyruksestani papyruksistani
illative papyrukseeni papyruksiini
adessive papyruksellani papyruksillani
ablative papyrukseltani papyruksiltani
allative papyrukselleni papyruksilleni
essive papyruksenani papyruksinani
translative papyruksekseni papyruksikseni
abessive papyruksettani papyruksittani
instructive — —
comitative — papyruksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative papyruksesi papyruksesi
accusative nom. papyruksesi papyruksesi
gen. papyruksesi
genitive papyruksesi papyrustesi
papyruksiesi
partitive papyrustasi papyruksiasi
inessive papyruksessasi papyruksissasi
elative papyruksestasi papyruksistasi
illative papyrukseesi papyruksiisi
adessive papyruksellasi papyruksillasi
ablative papyrukseltasi papyruksiltasi
allative papyruksellesi papyruksillesi
essive papyruksenasi papyruksinasi
translative papyrukseksesi papyruksiksesi
abessive papyruksettasi papyruksittasi
instructive — —
comitative — papyruksinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative papyruksemme papyruksemme
accusative nom. papyruksemme papyruksemme
gen. papyruksemme
genitive papyruksemme papyrustemme
papyruksiemme
partitive papyrustamme papyruksiamme
inessive papyruksessamme papyruksissamme
elative papyruksestamme papyruksistamme
illative papyrukseemme papyruksiimme
adessive papyruksellamme papyruksillamme
ablative papyrukseltamme papyruksiltamme
allative papyruksellemme papyruksillemme
essive papyruksenamme papyruksinamme
translative papyrukseksemme papyruksiksemme
abessive papyruksettamme papyruksittamme
instructive — —
comitative — papyruksinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative papyruksenne papyruksenne
accusative nom. papyruksenne papyruksenne
gen. papyruksenne
genitive papyruksenne papyrustenne
papyruksienne
partitive papyrustanne papyruksianne
inessive papyruksessanne papyruksissanne
elative papyruksestanne papyruksistanne
illative papyrukseenne papyruksiinne
adessive papyruksellanne papyruksillanne
ablative papyrukseltanne papyruksiltanne
allative papyruksellenne papyruksillenne
essive papyruksenanne papyruksinanne
translative papyrukseksenne papyruksiksenne
abessive papyruksettanne papyruksittanne
instructive — —
comitative — papyruksinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative papyruksensa papyruksensa
accusative nom. papyruksensa papyruksensa
gen. papyruksensa
genitive papyruksensa papyrustensa
papyruksiensa
partitive papyrustaan
papyrustansa 		papyruksiaan
papyruksiansa
inessive papyruksessaan
papyruksessansa 		papyruksissaan
papyruksissansa
elative papyruksestaan
papyruksestansa 		papyruksistaan
papyruksistansa
illative papyrukseensa papyruksiinsa
adessive papyruksellaan
papyruksellansa 		papyruksillaan
papyruksillansa
ablative papyrukseltaan
papyrukseltansa 		papyruksiltaan
papyruksiltansa
allative papyrukselleen
papyruksellensa 		papyruksilleen
papyruksillensa
essive papyruksenaan
papyruksenansa 		papyruksinaan
papyruksinansa
translative papyruksekseen
papyrukseksensa 		papyruksikseen
papyruksiksensa
abessive papyruksettaan
papyruksettansa 		papyruksittaan
papyruksittansa
instructive — —
comitative — papyruksineen
papyruksinensa

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French

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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papyrus m (plural papyrus or papyri)

  1. papyrus

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).

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    Noun

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    papȳrus m or f (genitive papȳrī); second declension

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

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    Second-declension noun.

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

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    (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

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    • “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[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Etymology

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    Learned borrowing from Latin papyrus.

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    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

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    From Latin papyrus

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    papyrus c

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

    Declension

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    Declension of papyrus
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite papyrus papyrus
    definite papyrusen papyrusens
    plural indefinite papyrusar papyrusars
    definite papyrusarna papyrusarnas

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