LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

tapēs

tapēs m (genitive tapētis)
Classical[ˈta.peːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtaː.pes]

Meaning

  1. rug, carpet
  2. tapestry, hanging

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetapēstapētēs
genitivetapētistapētum
dativetapētītapētibus
accusativetapētemtapētēs
ablativetapētetapētibus
vocativetapēstapētēs

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

(tapēs ētis, m, or tapētum, ī, n
), τάπης, a heavy cloth with inwrought figures, carpet, tapestry, hangings, coverlet (only plur, acc. tapetas, V.; abl. tapetibus, L., V., O., and tapetis, V.): relinquunt pulchros tapetas, V.: iniectis tapetibus in caput, L.: Instratos alipedes pictis tapetis, V.

Origins

From Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs, “carpet, rug”); see there for more.

Descendants
  • Frenchtapisfrom Old French tapiz
  • Catalantapísfrom Old French tapiz
  • Spanishtapizfrom Old French tapiz
  • Italiantappeto
  • Portuguesetapetefrom Old Galician-Portuguese tapete
  • Spanishtapete
  • Catalantapetfrom Spanish tapete
  • Englishtapetum
  • GermanTapete
  • Emiliantapaid

Quick answers

What does tapēs mean in Latin?
tapēs, a noun, means “rug, carpet; tapestry, hanging”.
What is the genitive of tapēs?
The genitive singular is tapētis. tapēs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce tapēs?
In classical Latin, [ˈta.peːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtaː.pes].