Teppich

German
Persian carpet

Etymology

From Middle High German teppich, tepich, teppech, tepech, tepch, teppch; from Old High German teppih, tepich, teppech; from Medieval Latin tapicus; from Latin tapes.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛpɪç/
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Noun

Teppich m (strong, genitive Teppiches or Teppichs, plural Teppiche)

  1. rug, carpet (cloth covering for a floor)
  2. tapestry (cloth hung on a wall)
  3. slick (covering of oil)
    Synonym: Ölteppich

Declension
Declension of Teppich [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Teppich die Teppiche
genitive eines des Teppiches, Teppichs der Teppiche
dative einem dem Teppich, Teppiche1 den Teppichen
accusative einen den Teppich die Teppiche

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Macedonian: тепих (tepih)
  • → Plautdietsch: Teppich
  • → Serbo-Croatian: tèpih
  • → Silesian: tepich

Further reading

Plautdietsch

Etymology

Borrowing from German Teppich, from Middle High German teppich, tepich, teppech, tepech, tepch, teppch; from Old High German teppih, tepich, teppech; from Medieval Latin tapicus; from Latin tapes.

Noun

Teppich n

  1. linoleum
  2. rug, carpet
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