Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

papyr

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pa-pyr
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of papyrus.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But afterwards, for that the boates and veſſels uſed upon this ſea in the paſſage thither, were made and wound of papyr reeds like thoſe of the river Nilus, […]"

Etymology

From Latin papȳrus.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: papȳrus

Usage

Questions

What does papyr mean?: Alternative form of papyrus.
Where does papyr come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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