topp
See also: Topp
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
topp
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Low German topp, perhaps related to Middle Low German toppen (“to beat”).
Interjection
topp
- (dated) Indicates agreement, especially of an arrangement or a wager.
- Topp, die Wette gilt! ― Alright, the bet is on!
- 1772, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Emilia Galotti[1], 4. Aufzug, 1. Auftritt:
- Und als dieses—mag er doch geschehen sein, wie er will!—Ein Graf mehr in der Welt oder weniger! Denke ich Ihnen so recht?—Topp! auch ich erschrecke vor einem kleinen Verbrechen nicht.
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- 1784, Friedrich Schiller, Kabale und Liebe [Intrigue and Love], 5. Akt, 7. Szene:
- Thoren sind's, die von ewiger Liebe schwatzen. Ewiges Einerlei widersteht, Veränderung nur ist das Salz des Vergnügens—Topp, Luise! Ich bin dabei—Wir hüpfen von Roman zu Roman, wälzen uns von Schlamme zu Schlamm […]
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- 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Studirzimmer”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One][2]:
- Faust. […] Die Wette biet’ ich! / Mephistopheles. Top!
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Further reading
Middle English
Noun
topp
- Alternative form of top
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse toppr, from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (“tuft, top, summit”), either a secondary formation from *tebō, *tappaz (“tuft, knot, peg”), or from earlier *tumpaz with irregular development *mp > *pp, from Proto-Indo-European *dewmb- (“penis, tail, rod”).
Noun
topp m (definite singular toppen, indefinite plural topper, definite plural toppene)
Derived terms
Terms derived from topp
References
- “topp” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
topp m (definite singular toppen, indefinite plural toppar, definite plural toppane)
Derived terms
References
- “topp” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish topper, tupper, from Old Norse toppr, from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dumb- (“tail, rod, staff, pole, penis”).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
topp c
Declension
Declension of topp | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | topp | toppen | toppar | topparna |
Genitive | topps | toppens | toppars | topparnas |
Further reading
- topp in Svensk ordbok.
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