papyrius

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From papȳrus +‎ -ius

Pronunciation

Adjective

papȳrius (feminine papȳria, neuter papȳrium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. papyrus (relational adjective)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative papȳrus papȳra papȳrum papȳrī papȳrae papȳra
genitive papȳrī papȳrae papȳrī papȳrōrum papȳrārum papȳrōrum
dative papȳrō papȳrae papȳrō papȳrīs
accusative papȳrum papȳram papȳrum papȳrōs papȳrās papȳra
ablative papȳrō papȳrā papȳrō papȳrīs
vocative papȳre papȳra papȳrum papȳrī papȳrae papȳra

Descendants

(see also papȳrus)

  • Vulgar Latin: *papērium/-a
  • Vulgar Latin: *papēlium

References

  • papyrius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • papyrius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.