papyrus

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈpaɪɹəs/
• Rhymes: -aɪɹəs

Noun

papyrus (usually uncountable, plural papyri or papyruses)

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

Noun

papyrus

1. papyrus (material and document)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.pi.ʁys/

Noun

papyrus m (plural papyrus or papyri)

1. papyrus

Further reading

• “papyrus” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Alternative forms

• papȳrum

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /paˈpyː.rus/, [paˈpyː.rʊs]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /paˈpi.rus/, [paˈpiː.rus]

• Audio (Classical)

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• Audio (Roman)

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Noun

papȳrus m, f (genitive papȳrī); second declension

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

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, 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 (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016