trapas

Czech

Etymology

From trapný.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtrapas]

Noun

trapas m inan

1. (colloquial) an embarrassing or awkward situation

   Synonyms: trapnost, trapárna

Declension

Declension of trapas (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	trapas	trapasy
genitive	trapasu	trapasů
dative	trapasu	trapasům
accusative	trapas	trapasy
vocative	trapase	trapasy
locative	trapasu	trapasech
instrumental	trapasem	trapasy

Further reading

• “trapas”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “trapas”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “trapas”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of trappen +‎ as.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɑp.ɑs/

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• Hyphenation: trap‧as

Noun

trapas f (plural trapassen, no diminutive)

1. a bottom bracket of a bicycle; the part that connects the crankset to the frame