Teppich

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German

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Persian carpet

Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛpɪç/
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Noun

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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

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Further reading

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Plautdietsch

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Etymology

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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

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Teppich n

  1. linoleum
  2. rug, carpet