papyrus

Significat (Anglès)

1. (uncountable, usually) A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.
2. (uncountable, usually) A material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant.
3. (countable, usually) A scroll or document written on papyrus.

Conceptes

papir

Sinònims

Egyptian paper reed

Egyptian paper rush

paper plant

paper rush

Cyperus papyrus

bulrush

Egyptian reed

cattail

reed

scroll

📜

giant egyptian papyrus

Traduccions

papyrus

Papyrus

papiro

papiro

papiro

papyrus

πάπυρος

Echter Papyrus

papirüs

papyrus

Papyrusstaude

Cyperus papyrus

Cyperus papyrus

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/pəˈpaɪɹəs/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: papirus

In summary

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