Papírový

Papírový is a Czech adjective meaning “made of paper” or “paper-related.” It is used to describe objects crafted from paper or concepts associated with paper, such as paper documents or paper money. In broader contexts, it can refer to things that exist only on paper, rather than in digital form. The word forms agree with the noun: masculine singular papírový, feminine singular papírová, neuter singular papírové; masculine animate plural papíroví, other plural papírové.

Etymology and variants: Papírový is built from the noun papír (paper) plus the productive adjectival suffix -ový, a common pattern in Czech to form property or material adjectives. Related terms include papír (paper), papírovost (paperishness or the state of being paper-like), and phrases like papírové peníze (paper money) or papírové dokumenty (paper documents).

Usage: Papírový commonly appears in contexts contrasting physical or printed materials with digital or electronic equivalents. Examples include papírové sáčky (paper bags), papírové záznamy or dokumentace (paper records or documentation), and papírové peníze (banknotes). It can also describe bureaucratic or non-digital processes, such as papírová evidence or papírová dokumentace, to emphasize the reliance on paper rather than electronic systems.

See also: papír, elektronický, digitální. The term is primarily used in Czech-language contexts to distinguish between paper-based and digital formats, materials, or procedures.