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papyrus

/pəˈpaɪɹəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
pa-pyrus
IPA
/pəˈpaɪɹəs/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.

Uncountable

noun

A material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant.

Uncountable

noun

A scroll or document written on papyrus.

Countable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: papirus, papȳrus, πάπυρος

Usage

Inflected Forms

papyri (plural) papyruses (plural) papyr (alternative)

Derived Forms

papyral papyrean papyrian papyric papyritious

Phrases

papyrus capital papyrus column papyrus cutter papyrus fragment papyrus leaf papyrus plant papyrus roll papyrus root

Frequently Paired Words

fetus papyraceus impapyrated lamina papyracea papyraceous papyriferous papyriflavonol papyriform papyrine

Synonyms

egyptian paper reed egyptian paper rush paper rush paper plant cyperus papyrus

Rhymes With

virus cyrus gyrus girus

Questions

How do you pronounce papyrus?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈpaɪɹəs/.
What does papyrus mean?
A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.
Where does papyrus come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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