carpette

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English carpet, itself from Old French carpite, from Old Italian carpita, from Latin carpō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʁ.pɛt/

• Audio

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Noun

carpette f (plural carpettes)

1. a rug, a doormat

   Synonym: paillasson

2. (figurative) doormat, submissive person

Descendants

• → Portuguese: carpete

Further reading

• “carpette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

carpette f

1. plural of carpetta

Anagrams

• caprette, precetta

Middle English

Alternative forms

• carpet, carpett, kerpet

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French carpite, from Medieval Latin carpita and Italian carpita, both from Middle Armenian կարպետ (karpet), կապերտ (kapert, “carpet, rug”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkarpɛt(ə)/

Noun

carpette (plural carpettes)

1. (Late Middle English) A fabric cover for beds or furniture; a tablecloth or throw.

Descendants

• English: carpet
• Scots: carpet

References

• “carpet(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.