German

Noun

Tapete f ‎(genitive Tapete, plural Tapeten)

1. wallpaper

Declension

Related terms

• Tapeziertisch
• tapezieren
• aufs Tapet bringen

Interlingua

Noun

tapete ‎(plural tapetes)

1. carpet
2. rug

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /taˈpeː.te/, [taˈpeː.tɛ]

Noun

tapēte n ‎(genitive tapētis); third declension

1. cloth (decorative, for use as carpet, wall hangings etc.)

Inflection

Third declension neuter “pure” i-stem.

References

• tapete in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “tapete”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• tapete in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• tapete in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Portuguese

tapete

Etymology

From Old Portuguese tapete, tapede, from Latin tapēte, from tapes.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ.ˈpe.tɨ/
• Hyphenation: ta‧pe‧te

Noun

tapete m (plural tapetes)

1. carpet (a fabric used as a floor covering)

See also

• alcatifa
• carpete
• tapeçaria

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tapēte.

Noun

tapete m ‎(plural tapetes)

1. runner, carpet, rug
2. tablecloth

Synonyms

• (small carpet): piso, alfombra
• (tablecloth): mantel