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papyrus

See also: Papyrus

English edit

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

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Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pəˈpaɪɹəs/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪɹəs

Noun edit

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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Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

papyrus m inan

  1. papyrus

Declension edit

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 edit

  • papyrus in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • papyrus in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Doublet of papier and paper.

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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

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Finnish edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

papyrus

  1. papyrus (material and document)

Declension edit

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 edit

Etymology edit

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

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Noun edit

papyrus m (plural papyrus or papyri)

  1. papyrus

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).

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Noun edit

papȳrus m or f (genitive papȳrī); second declension

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

Declension edit

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative papȳrus papȳrī
Genitive papȳrī papȳrōrum
Dative papȳrō papȳrīs
Accusative papȳrum papȳrōs
Ablative papȳrō papȳrīs
Vocative papȳre papȳrī

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References edit

  • “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

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Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin papyrus.

Noun edit

papyrus m (plural papyrusen)

  1. (usually uncountable) papyrus (plant; writing material)
  2. (countable) papyrus (scroll or document)

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papyrus c

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

Declension edit

Declension of papyrus 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative papyrus papyrusen papyrusar papyrusarna
Genitive papyrus papyrusens papyrusars papyrusarnas

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