papyrio

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /paˈpyː.ri.oː/, [päˈpyːrioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /paˈpi.ri.o/, [päˈpiːrio]

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek πᾰπῡρεών (papūreṓn), a variant of πᾰπῡρών (papūrṓn, “papyrus-bed”).

Noun

papȳriō m (genitive papȳriōnis); third declension

1. papyrus marsh

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	papȳriō	papȳriōnēs
genitive	papȳriōnis	papȳriōnum
dative	papȳriōnī	papȳriōnibus
accusative	papȳriōnem	papȳriōnēs
ablative	papȳriōne	papȳriōnibus
vocative	papȳriō	papȳriōnēs

Related terms

• papȳrus

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

papȳriō

1. dative/ablative singular masculine/neuter of papȳrius

References

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