papirus

See also: papirüs and papīrus

Indonesian

Etymology

From Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros), of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paˈpirʊs]
• Hyphenation: pa‧pi‧rus

Noun

papirus (plural papirus-papirus, first-person possessive papirusku, second-person possessive papirusmu, third-person possessive papirusnya)

1. paper reed (Cyperus papyrus)

   Synonym: bardi

Further reading

• “papirus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Middle English

Etymology

From Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Doublet of paper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈpiːrus/, /pəˈpiːrus/

Noun

papirus

1. (rare, Late Middle English) papyrus (plant).

Descendants

• English: papyrus

References

• “papīrus, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-26.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French papyrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Doublet of papier (“paper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈpi.rus/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -irus
• Syllabification: pa‧pi‧rus

Noun

papirus m inan

1. papyrus (Cyperus papyrus)
2. papyrus (material similar to paper)
3. papyrus (scroll or document written on papyrus)

Declension

Declension of papirus

	singular	plural
nominative	papirus	papirusy
genitive	papirusu	papirusów
dative	papirusowi	papirusom
accusative	papirus	papirusy
instrumental	papirusem	papirusami
locative	papirusie	papirusach
vocative	papirusie	papirusy

Derived terms

adjective

• papirusowy

 

Related terms

adjective

• papirusologiczny

 

nouns

• papirusolog
• papirusologia

 

Further reading

• papirus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• papirus in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin papyrus or French papyrus. Doublet of papură and papir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈpirus/
• Hyphenation: pa‧pi‧rus
• Rhymes: -irus

Noun

papirus n (plural papirusuri)

1. papyrus

Declension

Declension of papirus

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) papirus	papirusul	(niște) papirusuri	papirusurile
genitive/dative	(unui) papirus	papirusului	(unor) papirusuri	papirusurilor
vocative	papirusule		papirusurilor

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pâpirus/
• Hyphenation: pa‧pi‧rus

Noun

pȁpirus m (Cyrillic spelling па̏пирус)

1. papyrus

Declension

Declension of papirus

	singular	plural
nominative	papirus	papirusi
genitive	papirusa	papirusa
dative	papirusu	papirusima
accusative	papirus	papiruse
vocative	papiruse	papirusi
locative	papirusu	papirusima
instrumental	papirusom	papirusima