Papier

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See also: papier and papièr

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German papier, from Old French papier.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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 short for Ausweispapier (“identity document, papers”)
    Synonyms: Akte, Aufzeichnung, Dokument, Manuskript, Niederschrift, Notiz, Schreiben, Skript, Text, Unterlage, Urkunde
  5. (chiefly in the plural, finance, stock market) Short for Wertpapier (“security”).

Usage notes

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  • (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

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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

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Further reading

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Hunsrik

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Papier n (plural Papiere)

  1. paper

Further reading

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