German

Noun

Papier n ‎(genitive Papiers or Papieres, plural Papiere)

1. paper (material)
2. paper (sheet)
3. wrapping (made of paper or a similar material)
4. (law) paper, document
5. (finance, stock market) security

Usage notes

The plural Papiere is only used for senses 3 to 5. Sense 1 is uncountable. Sense 2 uses the plural Blätter of Blatt ‎(“sheet”).

Declension

Synonyms

• Akte, Aufzeichnung, Dokument, Manuskript, Niederschrift, Notiz, Schreiben, Skript, Text, Unterlage, Urkunde
• (finance, stock market): Aktie, Anteilsschein, Wertpapier

Derived terms

• Papierflieger
• Papierkram
• Papierkorb
• papierlos
• Druckerpapier
• Löschpapier
• Schmierpapier
• Schleifpapier
• Schreibpapier
• Wertpapier

Dutch

Noun

papier n ‎(plural papieren, diminutive papiertje n)

1. paper (A material used for writing or printing on, made from cellulose pulp rolled into thin sheets.)
2. (slang) money (cf. slang sense of paper)

Derived terms

• papiermolen
• toiletpapier

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.pje/

Etymology

From Old French papier, paper, papir, from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος ‎(pápuros).

Noun

papier m ‎(plural papiers)

1. paper (A material used for writing or printing on, made from cellulose pulp rolled into thin sheets).
2. paper (official documents)

Derived terms

• papier de verre
• papier-mâché
• sans-papiers

Norman

Alternative forms

• papi (Jersey)

Etymology

From Old French papier, from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος ‎(pápuros).

Noun

papier m ‎(plural papiers)

1. (Guernsey) paper

Polish

Etymology

From German Papier, from Latin, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος ‎(pápuros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.pʲɛr/

Noun

papier m inan

1. paper (material)

   Książkę wydrukowano na papierze wysokiej jakości.

   The book was printed on high-quality paper.

2. (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

Derived terms

• papierowy

See also

• papiery
• papierologia

West Frisian

Noun

papier n

1. paper (A material used for writing or printing on, made from cellulose pulp rolled into thin sheets).