трап
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
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”)).
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Noun edit
трап • (trap) m (diminutive тра́пче)
- pit, ditch
- cavity, hole, sharp depression (geological formation)
- Synonyms: я́ма (jáma), кухина́ (kuhiná), вдлъбнатина́ (vdlǎbnatiná)
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Derived terms edit
- тра́пец (trápec) (dialectal)
- трапчина́ (trapčiná), трапчи́нка (trapčínka, “cavity, bump”)
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Macedonian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *torpъ.
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Russian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Dutch trap (“stairs; ladder”).
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Noun edit
трап • (trap) m inan (genitive тра́па, nominative plural тра́пы, genitive plural тра́пов)
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Etymology 2 edit
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трап • (trap) m anim (genitive тра́па, nominative plural тра́пы, genitive plural тра́пов)
- (slang) Someone who is anatomically male but who passes as female.