papyrus

papyʁys

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Definition of papyrus - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

supportfeuille fabriquée avec cette plante pour écrire

L'écrivain a rédigé son texte sur un papyrus ancien.

botanique

Dated

plante aquatique d'Égypte utilisée autrefois pour faire du papier

Dated

Le papyrus pousse naturellement dans les marécages du Nil.

manuscritdocument ou texte écrit sur ce support

Les archéologues ont découvert un papyrus contenant des hiéroglyphes.

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feuille fabriquée avec cette plante pour écrire
plante aquatique d'Égypte utilisée autrefois pour faire du papier

Origin of papyrus

latin, papyrus (plante aquatique)

Terms with papyrus included in their meaning

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calame

écriture antique

roseau taillé servant à écrire sur papyrus ou parchemin

cypéracées

adj.

plantes des marais

qui concerne les carex, le papyrus et plantes proches

monostyle

adj.

architecture

colonne représentant une seule tige de papyrus à bouton fermé

papyriforme

adj.

architecture

qui a la forme de l'inflorescence du papyrus

papyrologie

discipline

science qui étudie les textes anciens écrits sur papyrus

papyrologique

adj.

étude

qui concerne l'étude des papyrus anciens

papyrologue

archéologie

spécialiste qui étudie et déchiffre les papyrus anciens

Examples of papyrus in a sentence

Les archéologues ont découvert un papyrus intact dans la tombe.
On utilisait le papyrus pour écrire des manuscrits anciens.
Le musée expose un papyrus vieux de deux mille ans.
Un papyrus ancien est exposé au musée.
Ce papyrus relate l’histoire d’un pharaon.

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English:papyrus, papyrus manuscript, ...
German:Papyrus, Papyrusrolle, ...
Italian:papiro, papiri, ...
Spanish:papiro, ...
Portuguese:papiro, ...
Chinese:莎草纸, 纸莎草, ...
Japanese:パピルス紙, パピルス文書, ...
Arabic:بردي, بردية, ...
Hebrew:פַּפִּירוּס, פַּפִּירוּס, ...
Russian:папирус, ...
Ukrainian:папірус, рукопис на папірусі, ...
Catalan:papiro, papir, ...
Danish:papyrus, ...
Dutch:papyrus, papyrusrol, ...
Greek:πάπυρος, παπύρος, ...
Khmer:ប៉ាពីរុស, រុក្ខជាតិទឹកដែលគេធ្លាប់យកមកធ្វើក្រដាស, ...
Korean:파피루스, 파피루스 문서, ...
Polish:papirus, ...
Portuguese (BR):suporte, papiro, ...
Romanian:papirus, document de papirus, ...
Swedish:papyrus, ...
Thai:ปาปิรัส, ต้นปาปิรัส, ...
Turkish:papirüs, ...
Vietnamese:giấy cói, cây cói giấy, ...

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Definition of papyrus - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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Origin of papyrus

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