Teppich
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Persian carpet
German
Etymology
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
Noun
Teppich m (strong, genitive Teppiches or Teppichs, plural Teppiche)
- rug, carpet (cloth covering for a floor)
- tapestry (cloth hung on a wall)
- slick (covering of oil)
- Synonym: Ölteppich
Declension
Declension of Teppich
Derived terms
- auf dem Teppich bleiben
- Badezimmerteppich
- Blumenteppich
- Blütenteppich
- Bombenteppich
- Flickenteppich
- fliegender Teppich
- Fussbodenteppich
- Gebetsteppich
- Grasteppich
- Orientteppich
- Perserteppich
- Rasenteppich
- Teppichboden
- Teppichfarbe
- Teppichgeschäft
- Teppichknüpfer
- Teppichmesser
- Teppichmuster
- Teppichweber
- unter den Teppich kehren
- Wandteppich
- Wohnzimmerteppich
Descendants
Further reading
- “Teppich” in Duden online
- “Teppich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Teppich” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Plautdietsch
Etymology
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
Teppich n