tranpa

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish trampa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trampa/ [t̪rãm.pa]
• Rhymes: -ampa
• Hyphenation: tran‧pa

Noun

tranpa inan

1. trap
2. (Southern) deceit, trick

Declension

Declension of tranpa (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	tranpa	tranpa	tranpak
ergative	tranpak	tranpak	tranpek
dative	tranpari	tranpari	tranpei
genitive	tranparen	tranparen	tranpen
comitative	tranparekin	tranparekin	tranpekin
causative	tranparengatik	tranparengatik	tranpengatik
benefactive	tranparentzat	tranparentzat	tranpentzat
instrumental	tranpaz	tranpaz	tranpez
inessive	tranpatan	tranpan	tranpetan
locative	tranpatako	tranpako	tranpetako
allative	tranpatara	tranpara	tranpetara
terminative	tranpataraino	tranparaino	tranpetaraino
directive	tranpatarantz	tranparantz	tranpetarantz
destinative	tranpatarako	tranparako	tranpetarako
ablative	tranpatatik	tranpatik	tranpetatik
partitive	tranparik	—	—
prolative	tranpatzat	—	—

Derived terms

• tranpa egin (“to cheat”)
• tranpati (“cheater”)

 

Further reading

• "tranpa" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “tranpa” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus