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

Declension of я́ма

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

Derived terms

• тра́пец (trápec) (dialectal)
  • трапчина́ (trapčiná), трапчи́нка (trapčínka, “cavity, bump”)

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

• IPA^(key): [trap]

Noun

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

1. hole
2. furrow

Russian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [trap]

• Audio:

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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.