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)

1. paper reed (Cyperus papyrus)

   Synonym: bardi

Further reading

• “papirus”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), 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).

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 26 July 2018.

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

papirus

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Borrowed from French papyrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈpi.rus/

• Audio:

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

Noun

papirus m inan (related adjective papirusowy)

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

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
• papirus in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

papirus n (plural papirusuri)

1. papyrus

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	papirus	papirusul		papirusuri	papirusurile
genitive-dative	papirus	papirusului		papirusuri	papirusurilor
vocative	papirusule			papirusurilor

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pȁpirus m inan (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