Papier

See also: papier and papièr

German

Etymology

From Middle High German papier, from Old French papier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈpiːɐ̯/
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  • Rhymes: -iːɐ̯

Noun

Papier n (strong, genitive Papieres or Papiers, plural Papiere)

  1. (usually uncountable) paper (material)
  2. (usually uncountable) wrapping made of paper or a similar material, e.g. with foodstuffs
  3. (countable) a sheet of paper
    Synonym: Blatt
  4. (chiefly in the plural) a document or proof, especially ellipsis of Ausweispapier (“identity document, papers”)
    Synonyms: Akte, Aufzeichnung, Dokument, Manuskript, Niederschrift, Notiz, Schreiben, Skript, Text, Unterlage, Urkunde
  5. (chiefly in the plural, finance, stock market) ellipsis of Wertpapier (“security”)

Usage notes

  • (sheet of paper): The formal expression for this is Blatt Papier. Both of these words are also used on their own, however. Blatt is more common, particularly in the plural (Blätter).

Declension

Declension of Papier [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Papier die Papiere
genitive eines des Papieres, Papiers der Papiere
dative einem dem Papier, Papiere1 den Papieren
accusative ein das Papier die Papiere

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Hungarian: papír
    • → Romanian: papir
  • → Romansch: palpiri
  • → Serbo-Croatian: papir
  • → Silesian: papiōr
  • → Ukrainian: папір (papir)

Further reading

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German papier, from Old French papier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /p(ʰ)aˈpiːɐ/

Noun

Papier n (plural Papiere)

  1. paper

Further reading

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