Trapez

See also: trapez and trapéz

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin trapezium, from Ancient Greek τραπέζιον (trapézion, “irregular quadrilateral”, literally “a little table”), diminutive of τράπεζα (trápeza, “table”), itself from τρά- (trá-, “four”) + πέζα (péza, “foot, edge”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tʁaˈpeːts]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Trapez n (strong, genitive Trapezes, plural Trapeze)

  1. trapeze, trapezium (gymnastics, sailing)
  2. (geometry) trapezium (UK), trapezoid (US)
    Synonym: Paralleltrapez
  3. (geometry) trapezoid (UK), trapezium (US)
  4. (astronomy) Trapezium Cluster
  5. windsurfing harness

Declension
Declension of Trapez [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Trapez die Trapeze
genitive eines des Trapezes der Trapeze
dative einem dem Trapez, Trapeze1 den Trapezen
accusative ein das Trapez die Trapeze

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.