tarpas

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *tárˀpas; compare Old Church Slavonic трапъ (trapŭ), Serbo-Croatian trȁp (“pit, trough”), Bulgarian трап (trap, “pit, cavern”). Compare also Tocharian A tarp (“pond”), Thracian tarpo- (“valley”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɐrp.ɐs/

tárpas m (plural tárpai) stress pattern 1

1. gap, space (between two objects)
2. (typography) space (a gap in text; the character " ")

   tarpo klavišas ― space bar

3. period of time

   Vãsara yrà lai̇̃ko tárpas tar̃p pavãsario ir̃ rudeñs. - Summer is the time period between Spring and Autumn.

4. environment, number, circle (group of people)

   Kolektỹvas yrà ãtviras priim̃ti į̇̃ sàvo tárpą naujùs specialistùs - The collective are ready to accept new experts into their team.

• “tarpas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
• “tarpas”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025