Papyrus
German, noun/paˈpyːʁʊs/
Papyrus is spelled P-A-P-Y-R-U-S (7 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 39,278th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Papyrus is a German masculine noun meaning “papyrus (a plant in the sedge family)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Pflanzenart aus der Gattung der Zypergräser in der Familie der Sauergrasgewächse”.
What does Papyrus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepapyrus (a plant in the sedge family)
- 2
masculinepapyrus (a material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant)
- 3
masculinepapyrus (a scroll or document written on papyrus)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pflanzenart aus der Gattung der Zypergräser in der Familie der Sauergrasgewächse 2. im Altertum genutzter Beschreibstoff
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Papyrus
- Papyri plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Papyrus?
- /paˈpyːʁʊs/
- [paˈpyːʁʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Papyrus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Papyrus in German?
Papyrus appears 1.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).