Old English · noun
tæppestre
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- weak n-stem
- IPA
- /ˈtæp.pes.tre/
- Syllables
- ˈtæp · pes · tre (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- tapstertapstressbarmaidtavern-keeper
Meaning
-
a female tavern-keeper, tapster, barmaid
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tæppestre | tæppestran |
| Accusative | tæppestran | tæppestran |
| Genitive | tæppestran | tæppestrena |
| Dative | tæppestran | tæppestrum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From tæppa + -estre; compare tæppere (“barkeep, tavern-keeper”).
Descendants
tapster, tapstress
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