tranpa

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish trampa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trampa/ [t̪rãm.pa]
  • Rhymes: -ampa, -a
  • Hyphenation: tran‧pa

Noun

tranpa inan

  1. trap
  2. (Southern) deceit, trick

Declension

Declension of tranpa (inan a-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive tranpa tranpa tranpak tranpok
ergative tranpak tranpak tranpek tranpok
dative tranpari tranpari tranpei tranpoi
genitive tranparen tranparen tranpen tranpon
comitative tranparekin tranparekin tranpekin tranpokin
causative tranparengatik tranparengatik tranpengatik tranpongatik
benefactive tranparentzat tranparentzat tranpentzat tranpontzat
instrumental tranpaz tranpaz tranpez tranpotaz
innesive tranpatan tranpan tranpetan tranpotan
locative tranpatako tranpako tranpetako tranpotako
allative tranpatara tranpara tranpetara tranpotara
terminative tranpataraino tranparaino tranpetaraino tranpotaraino
directive tranpatarantz tranparantz tranpetarantz tranpotarantz
destinative tranpatarako tranparako tranpetarako tranpotarako
ablative tranpatatik tranpatik tranpetatik tranpotatik
partitive tranparik
prolative tranpatzat

Derived terms

  • tranpa egin (to cheat)
  • tranpati (cheater)

Further reading

  • tranpa”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • tranpa”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005