papyrus

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  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.

Konzepte

Echter Papyrus

Papyrusstaude

Cyperus Papyrus

Synonyme

Egyptian paper reed

Egyptian paper rush

paper plant

paper rush

Cyperus papyrus

Egyptian reed

giant egyptian papyrus

Übersetzungen

πάπυρος

Cyperus papyrus

Cyperus papyrus

Cyperus papyrus

Frequenz

36k
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/pəˈpaɪɹəs/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

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

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