páipéar

See also: pàipear

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish páipér, from Old French paper (French papier), from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπῡρος (pápūros).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /pˠaːˈpʲeːɾˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈpˠɑːpʲeːɾˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈpˠæːpʲeɾˠ/

Noun

páipéar m (genitive singular páipéir, nominative plural páipéir)

  1. paper
    Níor eitigh páipéar bán dúch riamh.
    Youth is impressionable.
    (literally, “Blank paper never rejected ink.”)

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
páipéar pháipéar bpáipéar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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