trappe
See also: Trappe and trappé
Afrikaans
Noun
trappe
- plural of trap
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German trappe, from Old Saxon *trappā, from Proto-West Germanic *trappā.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /trapə/, [ˈtˢʁɑb̥ə]
Noun
trappe c (singular definite trappen, plural indefinite trapper)
- stairs, stairway
- bustard
Inflection
Declension of trappe
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | trappe | trappen | trapper | trapperne |
| genitive | trappes | trappens | trappers | trappernes |
References
- “trappe” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Verb
trappe
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of trappen
French
Etymology
From Middle French trappe, from Old French trape (“trap, snare”), from Old Frankish *trappa (“trap, snare”), from Proto-Germanic *trap-, *tramp- (“to step”), from Proto-Indo-European *dremb- (“to run”). More at English trap.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʁap/
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Noun
trappe f (plural trappes)
- hatch or trap door
- (slang) trap (mouth)
- Dumont a une grande trappe et est démagogue.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Derived terms
- passer à la trappe
Further reading
- “trappe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English træppe, treppe (“trap, snare”), from Proto-West Germanic *trappā.
Noun
trappe (plural trappes)
- trap (device for catching)
Descendants
- English: trap
Norman
Etymology
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Noun
trappe f (plural trappes)
- (Jersey) trapdoor