трап

Bulgarian

Etymology

Cognate with Macedonian трап (trap), Serbo-Croatian тра̏п, most likely from Proto-Slavic *torpъ (rather than *trapъ). Further cognate with Lithuanian tárpas (gap, interval).

Unrelated to English trap or Ancient Greek τράπεζα (trápeza, table, tripod) (whence Bulgarian тра́пеза (trápeza, repast)трапе́ц (trapéc, trapezoid)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [trap]

Noun

трап (trap) m (diminutive тра́пче)

  1. pit, ditch
    Synonyms: ров (rov), ду́пка (dúpka)
  2. cavity, hole, sharp depression (geological formation)
    Synonyms: я́ма (jáma), кухина́ (kuhiná), вдлъбнатина́ (vdlǎbnatiná)

Declension

Derived terms

  • тра́пец (trápec) (dialectal)
    • трапчина́ (trapčiná), трапчи́нка (trapčínka, cavity, bump)
  • три́я (tríja, to rub, to scrape) (possibly)
  • трън (trǎn, thorn) (possibly)

References

  • трап in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • трап in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *torpъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [trap]

Noun

трап (trap) m (plural трапови, diminutive трапче)

  1. hole
  2. furrow

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch trap (stairs; ladder).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [trap]
  • (file)

Noun

трап (trap) m inan (genitive тра́па, nominative plural тра́пы, genitive plural тра́пов)

  1. gangway, ramp

Declension

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