трап

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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трап (trapm (diminutive тра́пче)

  1. pit, ditch
    Synonyms: ров (rov), ду́пка (dúpka)
  2. cavity, hole, sharp depression (geological formation)
    Synonyms: я́ма (jáma), кухина́ (kuhiná), вдлъбнатина́ (vdlǎbnatiná)

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Derived terms

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  • три́я (tríja, to rub, to scrape) (possibly)
  • трън (trǎn, thorn) (possibly)

References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *torpъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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трап (trapm (plural трапови, diminutive трапче)

  1. hole
  2. furrow

Russian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Dutch trap (stairs; ladder).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [trap]
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Noun

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трап (trapm inan (genitive тра́па, nominative plural тра́пы, genitive plural тра́пов)

  1. gangway, ramp
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English trap.

Noun

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трап (trapm anim (genitive тра́па, nominative plural тра́пы, genitive plural тра́пов)

  1. (slang) Someone who is anatomically male but who passes as female.