papură

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from a Vulgar Latin *papura, from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Doublet of papir and papirus. Compare Megleno-Romanian papră.

Noun

papură f (plural papuri)

1. rush, bulrush, club-rush, cattail, reed mace (Typha)

Declension

Declension of papură

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) papură	papura	(niște) papuri	papurile
genitive/dative	(unei) papuri	papurii	(unor) papuri	papurilor
vocative	papură, papuro		papurilor

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: папур (papur)

See also

• rogoz
• pipirig
• șovar
• stuf
• trestie