topp

See also: Topp

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔp/

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Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

topp

1. singular imperative of toppen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of toppen

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Low German topp, perhaps related to Middle Low German toppen (“to beat”).

Interjection

topp

1. (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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Alternative forms

• top

Further reading

• “topp” in Duden online
• “topp”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[3] (in German)

Middle English

Noun

topp

1. 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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔpː/
• Rhymes: -ɔp

Noun

topp m (definite singular toppen, indefinite plural topper, definite plural toppene)

1. the top (highest point)
2. a top (garment covering the upper body)
3. peak, summit (e.g. of a mountain)

Derived terms

• fjelltopp
• fra topp til tå
• rødtopp
• toppetasje
• toppfart
• topphemmelig
• topplokk
• toppløs
• toppmeis
• toppmøte
• toppseil
• topptung

References

• “topp” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse toppr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔpː/

Noun

topp m (definite singular toppen, indefinite plural toppar, definite plural toppane)

1. the top (highest point)
2. a top (garment covering the upper body)
3. peak, summit (e.g. of a mountain)
4. crest (bird’s tuft)

Derived terms

• fjelltopp
• frå topp til tå
• toppetasje
• toppfart
• topplokk
• toppmøte
• topptung

References

• “topp” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Alternative forms

• top

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *topp, from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (“braid, pigtail, end”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /topp/, [top]
• Rhymes: -opp

Noun

topp m

1. top, summit (of something)
2. lock or tuft of hair
3. (possibly) a top (toy)

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	topp	toppas
accusative	topp	toppas
genitive	toppes	toppa
dative	toppe	toppum

Descendants

• Middle English: top, toppe, topp, tope, toop
  • English: top
    • → French: top
    • → German: Top
    • → Vietnamese: tốp
  • Scots: tap

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “topp”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Old Swedish topper, tupper, from Old Norse toppr, from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dumb- (“tail, rod, staff, pole, penis”).

Noun

topp c

1. a top, a peak (topmost or highest part)

   trädtopp

   treetop

   ta hissen upp till toppen av Eiffeltornet

   take the elevator to the top of the Eiffel Tower

   toppen av isberget

   the tip [top] of the iceberg [also idiomatically]

   1. a summit, a crest

      Bergsbestigare försöker nå toppen

      Mountain climbers try to reach the summit

2. (figuratively) a top, a peak (high point)

   vara i toppform

   be in top form

   topprestanda ["topp-prestanda" – Swedish orthography turns triple consonants in compounds into double consonants]

   peak performance

   pristopp

   price spike

   tillhöra toppskiktet

   be among the top tier

   partitoppen

   the party leadership

   Hon stod på toppen av sin karriär

   She was [stood] at the height of her career

   tio i topp / topp tio

   top ten

3. a peak (cone-shaped object)

   sockertopp

   sugarloaf

   (literally, “sugar peak”)

   Vispa grädden tills det bildas styva toppar

   Whip the cream until stiff peaks form

   1. a peak ((of a) mountain)

      bergstoppar

      mountain peaks

      den högsta toppen i bergskedjan

      the highest peak in the mountain range

4. a tip; an end (in some idiomatic cases)

   fingertopp

   fingertip

   hårtopp

   hair end

   kluvna toppar

   split ends [of hair]

5. a top (women's garment)

   Hon bar en topp

   She wore a top

Declension

Declension of topp

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	topp	topps
	definite	toppen	toppens
plural	indefinite	toppar	toppars
	definite	topparna	topparnas

Derived terms

• bergstopp (“mountain peak”)
• sockertopp (“sugar-loaf; sweetheart”)
• toppen
• toppluva (“bobble hat”)

Descendants

• → Finnish: toppa (“pile, heap; cylindrical container”)

See also

• höjd
• kam
• krön

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French tope, from the verb toper.

Interjection

topp

1. (colloquial) agreed!

References

• “topp”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “topp”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “topp”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• topp in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)