pàipear

See also: páipéar

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from English paper, from Latin papȳrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʰɛːʰpəɾ], [ˈpʰãiːʰpəɾ], /pʰɛːʰpʰəɾ/

Noun

pàipear m (genitive singular pàipeir, plural pàipearan)

1. paper
2. advertisement

Derived terms

• muileann-pàipeir (“paper mill”)
• pàipear-craicinn (“parchment”)
• pàipear-gainmhich (“sandpaper”)
• pàipear-naidheachd (“newspaper”)
• pàipear-sgriobhaidh (“writing paper”)
• pàipear-sùghaidh (“blotting paper”)