papyrus
A plant in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reedA plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.
» Archaeologists found a papyrus scroll in the ruins.
Archäologen haben in den Ruinen eine Papyrusrolle gefunden.
Археологи нашли среди развалин свиток папируса.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.
Papyrus, Echter Papyrus, Papyrusstaude
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tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times
(uncountable, usually)A material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant.
Papyrus
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paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans
(countable, usually)A scroll or document written on papyrus.
Papyrus
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a document written on papyrus
Examples
5 sentencesArchaeologists found a papyrus scroll in the ruins.
ruАрхеологи нашли среди развалин свиток папируса.
deArchäologen haben in den Ruinen eine Papyrusrolle gefunden.
The words of the spell were written on papyrus.
Phoenician literature, written on papyrus, has mostly been lost to time and the elements.
Ancient Egyptians turned papyrus into paper and provided the world with it for thousands of years.
Papyrus was used as paper and the reed's shape inspired the fluted columns of ancient Greece.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English papirus, borrowed from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuFrom Middle English papirus, borrowed from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros), of unknown origin. Doublet of papyros.
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Forms
plural: papyri / papyrusesSynonyms
5 synonyms- tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times:Egyptian paper reedEgyptian paper rushpaper rushpaper plantCyperus papyrus
Word family
27 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable