papier
//ˈpa.pjɛr/ | /ˈpa.pjer/ | /ˈpɒ.pjɛr//
Polishnoun
Definitions
- 1.paper (sheet material typically used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water)
Książkę wydrukowano na papierze wysokiej jakości.
The book was printed on high-quality paper.
- 2.paper (open hand in the game of rock paper scissors)
- 3.bundle of paper
- 4.book
- 5.letter
- 6.colloquialpaper (official letter that has the validity of a document)
Masz papier na to, że jesteś elektrykiem?
Do you have the papers to prove that you're an electrician?
- 7.colloquialdollar (official currency of the United States)
- 8.obsoletepaper (any paper money)
- 9.obsoletegulden (old currency of the Netherlands)
Synonyms & related words
Word family
- na papierze
- na wariackich papierach
- papier czerpany
- papier kancelaryjny
- papier kredowy
- papier liniowy
- papier milimetrowy
- papier wartościowy
- papiery dłużne
- wariackie papiery
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle High German papier, from Old French papier. First attested in 1528. Compare Silesian papiōr.
Forms
- papierekdiminutive
- papierzyskoaugmentative
- papierowyadjective
- papiralternative • middle • polish
- papioralternative • middle • polish
- papióralternative • colloquial • dialectal
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | papier | papiery |
| Genitive | papieru | papierów |
| Dative | papierowi | papierom |
| Accusative | papier | papiery |
| Instrumental | papierem | papierami |
| Locative | papierze | papierach |
| Vocative | papierze | papiery |
Nominative
Singular
papier
Plural
papiery
Genitive
Singular
papieru
Plural
papierów
Dative
Singular
papierowi
Plural
papierom
Accusative
Singular
papier
Plural
papiery
Instrumental
Singular
papierem
Plural
papierami
Locative
Singular
papierze
Plural
papierach
Vocative
Singular
papierze
Plural
papiery