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

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

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈpi.rus/
  • (file)
  • 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

Derived terms

adjective
  • papirusowy
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

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pȁpirus m (Cyrillic spelling па̏пирус)

  1. papyrus

Declension

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