Paper

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from English paper. Doublet of Papier and Papyrus.

Pronunciation

Noun

Paper n (strong, genitive Papers, plural Papers or Paper)

  1. (sciences, colloquial) paper, academic treatise
  2. (smoking, slang) rolling paper, rizz
    • 2017 January 20, Gary Washington (lyrics and music), “Wolkenkratzer” (track 188), in JuliensMusicCypher‎:
      Rollen die Papers, haben Tonnen von Haze da
      Fans sind nicht nur Fans, sondern Gottesanbeter
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Paper
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Paper die Papers, Paper
genitive eines des Papers der Papers, Paper
dative einem dem Paper den Papers, Papern
accusative ein das Paper die Papers, Paper

Further reading

  • “Paper” in Duden online
  • “Paper” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Paper” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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