папур

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian papură, ultimately from Ancient Greek πᾰ́πῡρος (pápūros), of unclear further origin. Doublet of папи́рус (papírus), meaning “papyrus” (borrowed directly from Greek).

Noun

папу́р • (papúr) m

  1. bulrush, cattail, reedmace (wetland plant of genus Typha)
    Synonyms: рого́з (rogóz), шaва́р (šavár)

Declension
Declension of папу́р
singular plural
indefinite папу́р
papúr		 папу́ри
papúri
definite
(subject form)		 папу́рът
papúrǎt		 папу́рите
papúrite
definite
(object form)		 папу́ра
papúra
count form — папу́ра
papúra

Alternative forms
  • папу́ра f (papúra)

References
  • “папур”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “папур”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “папур”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 57
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