Tapete

See also: tapete

German

Etymology

15th century. From Medieval Latin tapēta f (“wall covering”), from the plural of tapētum n, itself derived from tapēte n, tapēs m, from Ancient Greek τάπης m (tápēs, “carpet, rug”), from an Iranian word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈpeːtə/
• Rhymes: -eːtə

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• Hyphenation: Ta‧pe‧te

Noun

Tapete f (genitive Tapete, plural Tapeten)

1. wallpaper (in the original sense only)

Declension

Declension of Tapete [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Tapete	die	Tapeten
genitive	einer	der	Tapete	der	Tapeten
dative	einer	der	Tapete	den	Tapeten
accusative	eine	die	Tapete	die	Tapeten

Derived terms

• Raufasertapete
• Tapetenkleister

Related terms

• tapezieren
• aufs Tapet bringen

Further reading

• “Tapete” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Tapete” in Duden online