papier
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch papier, from Middle Dutch papier, from Old French papier, from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈpiːr/
Audio (file)
Noun
papier (plural papiere, diminutive papiertjie)
- (uncountable) paper
- (countable) a piece of paper
Descendants
- → Kwanyama: ombapila
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch papier, from Old French papier, from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paːˈpiːr/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: pa‧pier
- Rhymes: -iːr
Noun
papier n (plural papieren, diminutive papiertje n)
- (uncountable) paper (A material used for writing or printing on, made from cellulose pulp rolled into thin sheets.)
- (countable) A piece of paper.
- (slang) money (cf. slang sense of paper)
Derived terms
- kladpapier
- papierbak
- papiermolen
- papierwesp
- toiletpapier
- wc-papier
Descendants
- Afrikaans: papier
- → Kwanyama: ombapila
- Jersey Dutch: pampîr
- Skepi Creole Dutch: paper
- → Aukan: pampila
- → Indonesian: papir
- → Munsee: pámpiil
- → Saramaccan: pampía
- → Sranan Tongo: papira
- → Caribbean Javanese: papirah
- → Wayana: pampira
- → Trió: panpira
- → Unami: pampil
French
Etymology
From Old French papier, paper, papir, from Latin papȳrus (probably via a northern Italian intermediate, itself via a semi-learned route from Medieval Latin paperium), a borrowing from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Doublet of papyrus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.pje/
audio (file)
Noun
papier m (plural papiers)
- paper (A material used for writing or printing on, made from cellulose pulp rolled into thin sheets)
- paper (official documents)
- article, piece (in a newspaper)
- (plural) paperwork
Derived terms
- coucher sur le papier
- Français de papier
- mettre sur papier
- mouchoir en papier
- paperasse
- papier à mouches
- papier à musique
- papier bulle
- papier carbone
- papier collant
- papier colle-mouches
- papier de verre
- papier filtre
- papier hygiénique
- papier mâché
- papier millimétré
- papier peint
- papier terrier
- papier toilette
- papier tue-mouches
- sans-papiers
- sur le papier
- tigre de papier
Further reading
- “papier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “papier” in Dictionnaire Français en ligne Larousse.
- “papier” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.
Norman
Alternative forms
- papi (Jersey)
Etymology
From Old French papier, from Latin papȳrus (probably via a northern Italian intermediate and Medieval Latin paperium), from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).
Noun
papier m (plural papiers)
- (Guernsey) paper
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Papier, from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Doublet of papirus (“papyrus”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpa.pjɛr/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -apjɛr
- Syllabification: pa‧pier
Noun
papier m inan (diminutive papierek, augmentative papierzysko)
- paper (material)
- Książkę wydrukowano na papierze wysokiej jakości.
- The book was printed on high-quality paper.
- (colloquial) document, especially diploma, certification, or proof
- Masz papier na to, że jesteś elektrykiem?
- Do you have the papers to prove that you're an electrician?
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | papier | papiery |
| genitive | papieru | papierów |
| dative | papierowi | papierom |
| accusative | papier | papiery |
| instrumental | papierem | papierami |
| locative | papierze | papierach |
| vocative | papierze | papiery |
Derived terms
- papierowy
- papiery
Further reading
- papier in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- papier in Polish dictionaries at PWN
West Frisian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəˈpiə̯r/
Noun
papier n (plural papieren, diminutive papierke)
- paper (material)
- sheet of paper
Further reading
- “papier”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011