papier

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

• IPA^(key): /paˈpiːr/

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papier (plural papiere, diminutive papiertjie)

1. (uncountable) paper
2. (countable) a piece of paper

• → Kwanyama: ombapila

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

• IPA^(key): /paːˈpiːr/

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• Hyphenation: pa‧pier
• Rhymes: -iːr

papier n (plural papieren, diminutive papiertje n)

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

• kladpapier
• papierbak
• papiermolen
• papierwesp
• toiletpapier
• wc-papier

• 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

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.

• IPA^(key): /pa.pje/

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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)
3. article, piece (in a newspaper)
4. (plural) paperwork

• “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.

• papi (Jersey)

From Old French papier, from Latin papȳrus (probably via a northern Italian intermediate and Medieval Latin paperium), from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).

papier m (plural papiers)

1. (Guernsey) paper

Borrowed from German Papier, from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Doublet of papirus (“papyrus”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.pjɛr/

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• Rhymes: -apjɛr
• Syllabification: pa‧pier

papier m inan (diminutive papierek, augmentative papierzysko)

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?

• papier in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• papier in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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• IPA^(key): /pəˈpiə̯r/

papier n (plural papieren, diminutive papierke)

1. paper (material)
2. sheet of paper

• “papier”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011