Papirius

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Papīrius m sg (genitive Papīriī or Papīrī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Lucius Papirius Cursor, a Roman general

Declension

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Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Papīrius
Genitive Papīriī
Papīrī1
Dative Papīriō
Accusative Papīrium
Ablative Papīriō
Vocative Papīrī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

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Adjective

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Papīrius (feminine Papīria, neuter Papīrium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of or pertaining to the gens Papiria.

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative Papīrius Papīria Papīrium Papīriī Papīriae Papīria
Genitive Papīriī Papīriae Papīriī Papīriōrum Papīriārum Papīriōrum
Dative Papīriō Papīriō Papīriīs
Accusative Papīrium Papīriam Papīrium Papīriōs Papīriās Papīria
Ablative Papīriō Papīriā Papīriō Papīriīs
Vocative Papīrie Papīria Papīrium Papīriī Papīriae Papīria

References

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