tapis
See also: tapís
English
Etymology
From French, from Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Byzantine Greek ταπήτιον (tapḗtion), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtapɪs/, /taˈpiː/
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
tapis (plural tapises)
Derived terms
Translations
tapestry; cover of a council table
Catalan
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- (General Cebuano) IPA(key): /ˈt̪aˌpis̪/
- Rhymes: -pis̪
- Hyphenation: ta‧pis
Verb
tapis
- to cover one's body using a towel
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:tapis.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta.pi/
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Etymology 2
From Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Latin tapēs, tapētem or from Byzantine Greek ταπήτιον (tapḗtion), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.
Noun
tapis m (plural tapis)
Derived terms
- tapis roulant
- tapis vert
- tapis volant
- envoyer au tapis
Further reading
- “tapis” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Indonesian
Derived terms
- ditapis
- menapis
- penapis
- tapisan
Norman
Etymology
From Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Byzantine Greek ταπήτιον (tapḗtion), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.
Tagalog
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