Papier

See also: papier and papièr

German

Etymology

From Middle High German papier borrowed from Latin papyrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paˈpiːɐ̯/
audio (file)

Noun

Papier n (genitive Papiers or Papieres, plural Papiere)

paper (material)
paper (sheet)
wrapping (made of paper or a similar material)
(law) paper, document
(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

Declension of Papier

	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 uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

Further reading

Papier in Duden online

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