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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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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.pə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: top‧pen
  • Rhymes: -ɔpən

Etymology 1

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From top +‎ -en.

Verb

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toppen

  1. (transitive) to top (to cut or remove the top (as of a tree))
  2. (transitive) to top (to cover on the top or with a top) [with met]
Conjugation
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Conjugation of toppen (weak)
infinitive toppen
past singular topte
past participle getopt
infinitive toppen
gerund toppen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular top topte
2nd person sing. (jij) topt, top2 topte
2nd person sing. (u) topt topte
2nd person sing. (gij) topt topte
3rd person singular topt topte
plural toppen topten
subjunctive sing.1 toppe topte
subjunctive plur.1 toppen topten
imperative sing. top
imperative plur.1 topt
participles toppend getopt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
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Etymology 2

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Probably borrowed from English top.

Verb

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toppen

  1. (transitive, informal) to top (to excel, to surpass, to beat, to exceed)
    Synonyms: overtreffen, overtoepen
Conjugation
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Conjugation of toppen (weak)
infinitive toppen
past singular topte
past participle getopt
infinitive toppen
gerund toppen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular top topte
2nd person sing. (jij) topt, top2 topte
2nd person sing. (u) topt topte
2nd person sing. (gij) topt topte
3rd person singular topt topte
plural toppen topten
subjunctive sing.1 toppe topte
subjunctive plur.1 toppen topten
imperative sing. top
imperative plur.1 topt
participles toppend getopt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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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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[1] (in German)

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

References

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