English

Proper noun

Trappe

1. A town in Maryland.
2. A borough in Pennsylvania.

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -apə

Noun

Trappe f ‎(genitive Trappe, plural Trappen)

1. bustard

Declension

Danish

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

Inflection

References

• “trappe” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Verb

trappe

1. (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”). More at English trap.

Noun

trappe f ‎(plural trappes)

1. hatch or trap door

Interlingue

Noun

trappe

1. trap

Related terms

• trappar
• trappero

Middle English

Noun

trappe (plural trappes)

1. trap (device for catching)

Descendants

• English: trap

Norman

Noun

trappe f ‎(plural trappes)

1. (Jersey) trapdoor