trappe

Etymology

From Middle Low German trappe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trapə/, [ˈtˢʁɑb̥ə]

Noun

trappe c (singular definite trappen, plural indefinite trapper)

1. stairs, stairway
2. bustard

References

• “trappe” in Den Danske Ordbog

Verb

trappe

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of trappen

Etymology

From Middle French trappe, from Old French trape (“trap, snare”), from Old Frankish *trappa (“trap, snare”), from Proto-Germanic *trap-, *tramp- (“to step”). More at English trap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁap/

Noun

trappe f (plural trappes)

1. hatch or trap door

Further reading

• “trappe” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

trappe

1. trap

Noun

trappe (plural trappes)

1. trap (device for catching)

Noun

trappe f (plural trappes)

1. (Jersey) trapdoor