English → Latin
“carpet” in Latin
tapētecloth (decorative, for use as carpet, wall hangings etc.)īnsternōto cover (over); to strew (on)tapēsrug, carpet; tapestry, hangingperistrōmacovering, curtain, carpetnōnnotstrāguluscoveringperipetasmacurtain, hanging; carpet; coveringfigūrōto form, fashion, shapeīnferōto carry, bring, put, place, or throw in, into, to, or upon somewhere or something; insert; to bring forward, introduce,iniciōto throw, cast, hurl or place in, on, into, upon, over or at; to grasp, seize, take hold of, lay one's hands upon; to se
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
carpet v.
tapete or -is sternere, insternere.
carpet
tapea (τάπης) or, Latinized, tapetum (a carpet, commonly shaggy, and interwoven with different colors and figures, to adorn walls, tables, beds, floors, and also horses): peristroma, -atis, n. (περίστρωμα), or, in pure Latin, stragulum; peripetasma, -atis, n.: to bring on the carpet, commemorare aliquid, mentionem alicujus rei facere, inferre, injicere: movere or commovere aliquid (to start; e.g., nova quaedam): injicere aliquid (in sermone): in medium proferre aliquid (to bring it forward), (The words are found in this connection and order), commemorare et in medium proferre: to bring a subject often on the carpet, mentionem alicujus rei agitare; crebro or crebris sermonibus nsurpare aliquid: a subject was brought on the carpet, incidit sermo de aliqua re.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for carpet?
- The usual Latin words for “carpet” are tapēte, īnsternō, tapēs; also peristrōma, nōn, strāgulus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.