трап

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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

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

Declension of я́ма
singular plural
indefinite я́ма
jáma 		я́ми
jámi
definite я́мата
jámata 		я́мите
jámite

Derived terms

Related terms

  • три́я (tríja, “to rub, to scrape”) (possibly)
  • трън (trǎn, “thorn”) (possibly)

References

  • “трап”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “трап”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *torpъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. hole
  2. furrow

Russian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch trap (“stairs; ladder”).

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Noun

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

  1. gangway, ramp
Declension
Declension of трап (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative тра́п
tráp 		тра́пы
trápy
genitive тра́па
trápa 		тра́пов
trápov
dative тра́пу
trápu 		тра́пам
trápam
accusative тра́п
tráp 		тра́пы
trápy
instrumental тра́пом
trápom 		тра́пами
trápami
prepositional тра́пе
trápe 		тра́пах
trápax

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English trap.

Noun

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

  1. (slang) Someone who is anatomically male but who passes as female.
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