Trappes
English
editProper noun
editTrappes
- A town and commune in Yvelines department, Île-de-France, France
French
editEtymology
editFrom earlier forms Trapes, Trappe, from Middle French Trapas, from earlier Trapes, from Old French Trapis, from Medieval Latin Trappas, villa trapas, Villatrapas; all ultimately from Old French trape (“trap”), referring to wildlife traps set in the surrounding land.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editTrappes ?
- A town and commune of the Yvelines department, Île-de-France, France
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Ernest Nègre, Toponymie générale de la France
Categories:
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Towns in Île-de-France
- en:Towns in France
- en:Communes of France
- en:Places in Île-de-France
- en:Places in France
- French terms derived from Middle French
- French terms derived from Old French
- French terms derived from Medieval Latin
- French terms with audio links
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- fr:Towns in Île-de-France
- fr:Towns in France
- fr:Communes of France
- fr:Places in Île-de-France
- fr:Places in France