Trapez

See also: trapez and trapéz

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin trapezium, from Ancient Greek τραπέζιον (trapézion, “irregular quadrilateral”, literally “a little table”), diminutive of τράπεζα (trápeza, “table”), itself from τρά- (trá-, “four”) + πέζα (péza, “foot, edge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʁaˈpeːts]

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Noun

Trapez n (strong, genitive Trapezes, plural Trapeze)

1. trapeze, trapezium (gymnastics, sailing)
2. (geometry) trapezium (UK), trapezoid (US)

   Synonym: Paralleltrapez

3. (geometry) trapezoid (UK), trapezium (US)
4. (astronomy) Trapezium Cluster
5. windsurfing harness

Declension

Declension of Trapez [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Trapez	die	Trapeze
genitive	eines	des	Trapezes	der	Trapeze
dative	einem	dem	Trapez, Trapeze1	den	Trapezen
accusative	ein	das	Trapez	die	Trapeze

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Trapez” in Duden online