papur
/ˈpapɨ̞r/masculine
The Welsh word for paper is papur.
papur is a masculine noun used to refer to paper as a sheet material.
Meaning: sheet material (noun)
Which one should you use?
papur is the singular form, while papurau is used when referring to multiple papers or sheets of paper.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun papur is masculine. When using the singular definite article to say 'the paper', you use y papur without changing the noun. To form the plural, change papur to papurau.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈpapɨ̞r/
Did you know?
- The word papur is a loanword from Middle English 'papure', which originally came from Anglo-Norman 'papier'.
- While papur refers to the material, the word for 'page' is tudalen, which comes from the word for a 'leaf' of a tree.
- While 'paper' in English usually refers to the material, in Welsh contexts, papur is frequently used to mean 'a document' or 'an essay' in schools.
Examples in context
- Ti wedi darllen y papur heddiw?Have you read the paper today?This sentence is useful for asking if someone has read the papur today.
- Dwedodd Tom basai fe'n hysbysebu ei gar yn y papur wythnos nesa.Tom said that he would advertise his car in the paper next week.This sentence is useful for describing an advertisement that will appear in the papur next week.Tatoeba #10272320 by SabukHitam, translation #10272321 by SabukHitam
- Mae angen papur arna i.I need some paper.
Example conversation
Rhiannon and Owain are in the kitchen.
- RhiannonOwain, oes gen ti bapur?Owain, do you have any paper?
- OwainYdw, mae bloc papur yn y draedor.Yes, there is a pad of paper in the drawer.
- RhiannonDiolch, mae angen papur arna i i nodi'r rhestr.Thanks, I need paper to write the list.
- OwainDim problem, Rhiannon.No problem, Rhiannon.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “paper” translations and entries papur, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries papur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0, Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
