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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)
- pit, ditch
- Synonyms: ров (rov), ду́пка (dúpka)
- cavity, hole, sharp depression (geological formation)
- Synonyms: я́ма (jáma), кухина́ (kuhiná), вдлъбнатина́ (vdlǎbnatiná)
Declension
Derived 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)
- hole
- furrow
Russian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Dutch trap (“stairs; ladder”).
Pronunciation
Noun
трап • (trap) m inan (genitive тра́па, nominative plural тра́пы, genitive plural тра́пов)
- gangway, ramp
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English trap.
Noun
трап • (trap) m anim (genitive тра́па, nominative plural тра́пы, genitive plural тра́пов)
- (slang) Someone who is anatomically male but who passes as female.