carpette

== French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English carpet, itself from Old French carpite, from Old Italian carpita, from Latin carpō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaʁ.pɛt/ === Noun === carpette f (plural carpettes) a rug, a doormat Synonym: paillasson (figurative) doormat, submissive person ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: carpete === Further reading === “carpette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Noun === carpette f plural of carpetta === Anagrams === caprette, precetta == Middle English == === Alternative forms === carpet, carpett, kerpet === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French carpite, from Medieval Latin carpita and Italian carpita, both from Middle Armenian կարպետ (karpet), կապերտ (kapert, “carpet, rug”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkarpɛt(ə)/ === Noun === carpette (plural carpettes) (Late Middle English) A fabric cover for beds or furniture; a tablecloth or throw. ==== Descendants ==== English: carpet Scots: carpet ==== References ==== “carpet(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.