LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

papȳrus

papȳrus m or f (genitive papȳrī)
Classical[paˈpyː.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[paˈpiː.rus]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

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

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

herba alta fluviī Aegyptī, ex quā charta fit.
papȳrus -ī f — in Mille Verba, Artēs et Litterae

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepapȳruspapȳrī
genitivepapȳrīpapȳrōrum
dativepapȳrōpapȳrīs
accusativepapȳrumpapȳrōs
ablativepapȳrōpapȳrīs
vocativepapȳrepapȳrī

păpȳrus, i, m. and f., and păpȳ-rum, i, n., = πάπυρος,
I. the paper-reed, papyrus.
I. Lit.: papyrum ergo nascitur in palustribus Aegypti, aut quiescentibus Nili aquis ... triangulis lateribus, decem non amplius cubitorum longitudine in gracilitatem fastigatum, Plin. 13, 11, 22, § 71: in Euphrate, id. 13, 11, 22, § 73. Ships were made of it, id. ib.; Luc. 4, 136: in vasis papyri super aquas, Vulg. Isa. 18, 2; and sails and cordage from its bark, Cels. 5, 28, 12; Col. 6, 6, 4; Pall. 3, 33; also shoes, Mart. Cap. 2, § 115; Tert. Carm. ad Sen. 22; and wicks, Veg. Vet. 2, 57; the roots were used instead of wood, Plin. 13, 11, 22, § 72; and likewise for funeral piles, Mart. 10, 97, 1.—
II. Transf.
A. A garment made from the bark of the papyrus: succinctus patriā papyro, Juv. 4, 24.—
B. Paper made of papyrus-stalk (cf.: liber, charta), Juv. 7, 101; Cat. 35, 1; Mart. 3, 2, 4.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).

Elsewhere
  • Romanianpapură
  • Catalanpapir
  • Englishpapyrus
  • Frenchpapyrus
  • Italianpapiro
  • Portuguesepapiro
  • Romanianpapirus
  • Spanishpapiro
  • Megleno-Romanianpapră
  • Megleno-Romanianpăpură
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesepaviofrom Old Galician-Portuguese pavio
  • Spanishpabilofrom Old Spanish pavilo
  • Sardinianpabilufrom Old Spanish pavilo
  • Spanishpábilofrom Old Spanish pavilo
  • Spanishpavílfrom Old Spanish pavilo
  • Galicianpabíofrom Old Galician-Portuguese pavio
Italo-Romance
  • Italianpapile
  • Neapolitanpapile
Gallo-Romance
  • Old Catalanpabil
  • Gasconpabiou
  • Old Occitanpabil
Borrowings
  • Gasconbabi(t)from Basque babil

Quick answers

What does papȳrus mean in Latin?
papȳrus, a noun, means “papyrus (plant); a garment made from papyrus; paper made from papyrus”.
What is the genitive of papȳrus?
The genitive singular is papȳrī. papȳrus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce papȳrus?
In classical Latin, [paˈpyː.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [paˈpiː.rus].