Plural of papyrus
irregular plural
The plural of papyrus is papyri or papyruses.
Forms of papyrus
| Singular | papyrus /pəˈpaɪɹəs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | papyri /pəˈpaɪˌɹaɪ/ papyruses |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Papyri and papyruses in a sentence
- They quarried out new, interesting facts about ancient Egypt from old papyri.From the entry quarry
- We inscribe words on bark, papyri, codices, human skin (tattoos), books, magazines, bracelets, and automobiles.2020 January 29, Douglas Groothuis, “Texts, Graphics, and Culture: On the Decline of Reading and Civilization”, in Douglas Groothuis…. From the entry inscripturation
- You can find it in ancient Western magickal papyri, European wortcunning, Hoodoo, and Santería.2013, Christopher Penczak, The Witch's Heart: The Magick of Perfect Love & Perfect Trust, →ISBN, page 49. From the entry wortcunning
- Paul, who talks about what the magical papyri do, has in his first letter to the Corinthians described basic aspects of alphabetical language.1986, Arthur Hilary Armstrong, A. A. Armstrong, Classical Mediterranean Spirituality: Egyptian, Greek, Roman, page 486. From the entry alphabetical
- Such punctuation as there is in the papyri consists of a high point, at the top of the line of writing, for a full stop.1980, Berthold Louis Ullman, Ancient Writing and its Influence, University of Toronto Press, page 213. From the entry low point
Meaning of papyrus
- noun A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.
- noun A material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant.
- noun A scroll or document written on papyrus.
Nouns ending in -us: plural -i
Questions about the plural of papyrus
- What is the plural of papyrus?
- The plural of papyrus is papyri or papyruses.
- Which is correct, papyri or papyruses?
- Both are used. papyri is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is papyrus countable?
- Papyrus is a countable and uncountable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: papyrus (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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