toppen

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Danish

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Noun

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toppen c

  1. definite singular of top

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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toppen

  1. plural of top

German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English top +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tɔpn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: top‧pen

Verb

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toppen (weak, third-person singular present toppt, past tense toppte, past participle getoppt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial) to top (To excel, to surpass, to beat.)
    Synonym: übertreffen

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • toppen” in Duden online
  • toppen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From top +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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toppen

  1. (rare) To combat; to enter into conflict.
  2. (rare) To shave; to make bald.
  3. (rare, Late Middle English) To provide roofing; to give a roof.

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • English: top
  • Scots: tap

References

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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toppen m

  1. definite singular of topp

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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toppen m

  1. definite singular of topp

Swedish

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Adjective

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toppen (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial, only used predicatively) great
    – Funkar tiotiden för dig? – Ja, det blir toppen!
    – Does around ten o'clock work for you? – Yep, that'll work great!
    – Han är alltid väldigt hjälpsam. – Ja, han är toppen.
    – He's always very helpful. – Yep, he's great.
    – Hur mår du idag? – Jag mår toppen!
    – How are you feeling today? – I'm feeling great!
    – Nu är allt klart. – Toppen!
    – Everything is done now. – Great!

Prefix

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toppen

  1. (colloquial) great
    Hon är en toppentjej
    She's a great person ("great girl" literally, but the translation matches the tone)

Noun

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toppen

  1. definite singular of topp

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