papyrus

See also: Papyrus

English

Papyrus (plant).

Papyrus (material).

A papyrus (document).

Alternative forms

• papyr (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈpaɪɹəs/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɪɹəs

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• papyral
• papyrean
• papyrian
• papyric
• papyritious
• papyrus capital
• papyrus column
• papyrus cutter
• papyrus fragment
• papyrus leaf
• papyrus plant
• papyrus roll
• papyrus root
• papyrus tree

 

Related terms

• fetus papyraceus
• impapyrated
• lamina papyracea
• papyraceous
• papyriferous
• papyriflavonol
• papyriform
• papyrine
• papyro-
• papyrocentric
• papyrocracy
• papyrograph
• papyrographer
• papyrographic
• papyrography
• papyrological
• papyrologically
• papyrologist
• papyrology
• papyrophilia
• papyrophobia
• papyropolist
• papyrotint
• papyrotype
• papyroxylin
• papyroxyline

 

Translations

plant in the sedge family

• Arabic: بَرْدِيّ m (bardiyy), كُولَان m (kūlān), كَوْلَان m (kawlān)

  Egyptian Arabic: بردي m (bardi)

• Armenian: պապիրուս (hy) (papirus)

  Old Armenian: պրտու (prtu)

• Belarusian: папі́рус m (papírus)
• Bulgarian: папи́рус m (papírus)
• Catalan: papir (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 紙草 / 纸草 (zh) (zhǐcǎo), 紙莎草 / 纸莎草 (zh) (zhǐsuōcǎo), 莎草 (zh) (suōcǎo)

• Czech: šáchor papírodárný m
• Finnish: papyruskaisla (fi)
• French: papyrus (fr) m
• Galician: papiro (gl) m
• Georgian: პაპირუსი (ṗaṗirusi)
• German: Papyrus (de) m, Echter Papyrus m, Papyrusstaude f
• Greek: πάπυρος (el) m (pápyros)

  Ancient: πάπυρος m or f (pápuros)

• Hebrew: גומא \ גֹּמֶא (he) m (góme), פָּפִּירוּס (he) m (papírus), גומא פפירוס \ גֹּמֶא־פָּפִּירוּס m (góme-papírus)
• Hungarian: papirusznád
• Ido: papiriero
• Italian: papiro (it) m
• Japanese: パピルス (ja) (papirusu), カミガヤツリ (kamigayatsuri)
• Korean: 파피루스 (ko) (papiruseu)
• Latin: papȳrus m, charta f
• Macedonian: папирус m (papirus)
• Persian: پاپیروس (fa) (pâpirus)
• Polish: papirus (pl) m
• Portuguese: papiro (pt) m
• Russian: папи́рус (ru) m (papírus)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: па̏пирус m

  Roman: pȁpirus (sh) m

• Sorbian:

  Upper Sorbian: papjerowc m

• Spanish: papiro (es) m
• Swedish: papyrus (sv) c
• Tagalog: papiro
• Turkish: papirüs (tr)
• Ukrainian: папі́рус m (papírus)
• Vietnamese: cói (vi)

material made from this plant

• Albanian: papirus (sq) m
• Arabic: بَرْدِيّ m (bardiyy), بَرْدِيَّة f (bardiyya)

  Egyptian Arabic: بردي m (bardi)

• Armenian: պապիրուս (hy) (papirus)
• Azerbaijani: papirus
• Belarusian: папі́рус m (papírus)
• Bengali: প্যাপিরাস (pêpiraś)
• Bulgarian: папи́рус m (papírus)
• Catalan: papir (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 紙草紙 / 纸草纸 (zhǐcǎo zhǐ), 莎草紙 / 莎草纸 (suōcǎo zhǐ)

• Coptic: ϫⲟⲟⲩϥ (čoouf)
• Czech: papyrus (cs) m
• Danish: papyrus c
• Dutch: papyrus (nl) m
• Esperanto: papiruso, papiro (eo)
• Estonian: papüürus
• Finnish: papyrus (fi)
• French: papyrus (fr) m
• Galician: papiro (gl) m
• Georgian: პაპირუსი (ṗaṗirusi)
• German: Papyrus (de) m
• Greek: πάπυρος (el) m (pápyros)

  Ancient: πάπυρος m or f (pápuros)

• Hebrew: פָּפִּירוּס (he) m (papírus)
• Hindi: पपाइरस (papāiras)
• Hungarian: papirusz (hu)
• Icelandic: papýrus m
• Ido: papiro (io)
• Indonesian: papirus (id)
• Italian: papiro (it) m
• Japanese: パピルス (ja) (papirusu)
• Kazakh: папирус (papirus)
• Khmer: ប៉ាពីរុស (paapiiruh)
• Korean: 파피루스 (ko) (papiruseu)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: papîrus

• Kyrgyz: папирус (papirus)
• Latin: papȳrus m, charta f, chartaceus (adj), chartarius (adj)
• Latvian: papiruss m
• Lithuanian: papirusas (lt) m
• Macedonian: папирус m (papirus)
• Malay: papirus
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: papyrus m

• Persian: پاپیروس (fa) (pâpirus)
• Polish: papirus (pl) m
• Portuguese: papiro (pt) m
• Romanian: papirus (ro) n
• Russian: папи́рус (ru) m (papírus)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: па̏пирус m

  Roman: pȁpirus (sh) m

• Slovak: papyrus m
• Slovene: papirus (sl) m
• Spanish: papiro (es) m
• Swedish: papyrus (sv) c
• Tagalog: papiro
• Tajik: папирус (papirus)
• Thai: พาไพรัส
• Turkish: papirüs (tr)
• Turkmen: papirus
• Ukrainian: папі́рус m (papírus)
• Urdu: پپیرس (papāiras)
• Uyghur: پاپىرۇس (papirus)
• Uzbek: papirus (uz)
• Vietnamese: giấy cói

scroll or document written on this material

• Arabic: بَرْدِيَّة f (bardiyya)

  Egyptian Arabic: بردية f (bardeia)

• Armenian: պապիրուս (hy) (papirus)
• Belarusian: папі́рус m (papírus)
• Bulgarian: папи́рус m (papírus)
• Catalan: papir (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 古代文獻 / 古代文献 (gǔdài wénxiàn)

• Coptic: ϫⲟⲟⲩϥ (čoouf)
• Czech: papyrus (cs) m
• Finnish: papyrus (fi)
• French: papyrus (fr) m
• Galician: papiro (gl) m
• German: Papyrus (de) m
• Hebrew: פָּפִּירוּס (he) m (papírus)
• Hungarian: papirusz (hu)
• Ido: papiro (io)
• Italian: papiro (it) m
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Latin: papȳrus m, charta f, chartaceus (adj), chartarius (adj)
• Persian: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: papirus (pl) m
• Portuguese: papiro (pt) m
• Russian: папи́рус (ru) m (papírus)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: па̏пирус m

  Roman: pȁpirus (sh) m

• Spanish: papiro (es) m
• Swedish: papyrus (sv) c
• Tagalog: papiro
• Turkish: papirüs (tr)
• Ukrainian: папі́рус m (papírus)
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

Czech

Alternative forms

• papyros

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

papyrus m inan

1. papyrus

Declension

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

• “papyrus”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “papyrus”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

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
3. a scroll made of that material

Derived terms

• papyrusriet
• papyrusplant
• papyrusrol
• papyruswit

Further reading

• papyrus (schrift) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl
• papyrusriet on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

papyrus

1. papyrus (material and document)

Declension

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

Derived terms

• papyruskaisla (papyrus plant)
• papyruskäärö
• papyrusvene

 

Related terms

• papyrologi
• papyrologia

 

Further reading

• “papyrus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.pi.ʁys/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

papyrus m (plural papyrus or papyri)

1. papyrus

Further reading

• “papyrus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Alternative forms

• papȳrum

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /paˈpyː.rus/, [päˈpyːrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /paˈpi.rus/, [päˈpiːrus]

Noun

papȳrus m or f (genitive papȳrī); second declension

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

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	papȳrus	papȳrī
genitive	papȳrī	papȳrōrum
dative	papȳrō	papȳrīs
accusative	papȳrum	papȳrōs
ablative	papȳrō	papȳrīs
vocative	papȳre	papȳrī

Derived terms

• papȳrāceus
• papȳrifer
• papȳrinus
• papȳriō
• papȳrius

 

Descendants

(see also papȳrius)

• Megleno-Romanian: papră, păpură
• Romanian: papură

Reflexes of a *papīlum (“candlewick”):

• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: papile (central dialects)
  • Neapolitan: papile (Apulia)
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Old Catalan: pabil
  • Gascon: pabiou
  • Old Occitan: pabil
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: pavio
    • Galician: pabío
    • Portuguese: pavio
  • Old Spanish: pavilo
    • Spanish: pabilo, pábilo, pavíl
      • → Sardinian: pabilu
• Borrowings:
  • → Basque: babil
    • → Gascon: babi(t)

Older borrowings:

• →⇒ Old Catalan: paper (see there for further descendants)
• →? Old English: tapor (see there for further descendants)

Unsorted modern borrowings:

• → Catalan: papir
• → Czech: papyrus
• → English: papyrus
• → Finnish: papyrus
• → French: papyrus
• → Friulian: papîr
• → Galician: papiro
• → Italian: papiro
• → Japanese: パピルス
• → Portuguese: papiro
• → Romanian: papirus
• → Russian: папирус (papirus)
• → Spanish: papiro

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 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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin papyrus.

Noun

papyrus m (plural papyrusen)

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

References

• “papyrus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin papyrus

Noun

papyrus c

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

Declension

Declension of papyrus

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	papyrus	papyrus
	definite	papyrusen	papyrusens
plural	indefinite	papyrusar	papyrusars
	definite	papyrusarna	papyrusarnas

References

• papyrus in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• papyrus in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• papyrus in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)