LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

tapēte

tapēte n (genitive tapētis)
Classical[taˈpeː.tɛ]Ecclesiastical[taˈpɛː.te]

Meaning

  1. cloth (decorative, for use as carpet, wall hangings etc.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetapētetapētia
genitivetapētistapētium
dativetapētītapētibus
accusativetapētetapētia
ablativetapētītapētibus
vocativetapētetapētia

tăpēte, is, n. (
I. sing. acc. m. tapeta fulgentem, Sil. 4, 270; plur. tapetia, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 14; id. Stich. 2, 2, 54; Vulg. 2 Reg. 17, 28; but nom. tapeta, from unused tapetum, Lucil. ap. Prob. p. 130: tapetae, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 351 Müll.; Placid. Gloss.; acc. m. tapetas pulcros, Verg. A. 9, 358; abl. tapetibus, id. ib. 9, 325; Liv. 40, 24, 7; Ov. M. 13, 638; Varr ap. Non. 542, 15: tapetis, Verg. A. 7, 277 Serv. ad loc.; Mart. 14, 147, 1; cf. the Gr. forms from τάπης, and v. Neue, Formenl. 2, 570 sq.); cloth wrought with figures in different colors, for covering walls, floors, tables, couches, etc., a carpet, tapestry, hangings, coverlet, etc. (syn. stragulum); sing. nom. tapete, Turp. and Caecil. ap. Non. 229, 7, and 542, 18; abl. tapete, Sil. 17, 64.

Origins

See tapes

Descendants
  • GermanTapete

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesTapeteTapete (τάπης, τάπις, or δάπις), a piece of tapestry, a carpet. The use of tapestry was in very ancient times characteristic of Oriental rather than o…

Quick answers

What does tapēte mean in Latin?
tapēte, a noun, means “cloth (decorative, for use as carpet, wall hangings etc.)”.
What is the genitive of tapēte?
The genitive singular is tapētis. tapēte is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce tapēte?
In classical Latin, [taˈpeː.tɛ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [taˈpɛː.te].