tapezieren

Meaning

to wallpaper; paper a wall

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

dabiziere

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌtapeˈtsiːʁən/
Etymology

In summary

From obsolete tapissieren, borrowed in the 16th century from Middle French tapisser, a derivative of Old French tapiz, from Ancient Greek ταπήτιον (tapḗtion). The modern German form under influence of the somewhat older noun Tapete and possibly Italian tappezzare.

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