toppur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse toppr, from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz. Cognate with Faroese toppur, Danish top, Swedish topp, German Zopf, English top.
Pronunciation
Noun
toppur m (genitive singular topps, nominative plural toppar)
- top (highest part)
- peak, summit
- Synonym: tindur
- climax
- crest (of a wave)
- Synonym: öndutoppur
- lock (of hair)
- Synonym: lokkur
- forelock, fringe, bangs
- Synonyms: ennislokkur, hártoppur
Declension
Declension of toppur | ||||
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m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | toppur | toppurinn | toppar | topparnir |
accusative | topp | toppinn | toppa | toppana |
dative | toppi | toppinum / toppnum | toppum | toppunum |
genitive | topps | toppsins | toppa | toppanna |
Derived terms
- grastoppur (“bundle of grass”)
- hártoppur (“fringe, forelock”)
- hökutoppur (“goatee”)
- kóraltoppur (“kalanchoe”)
- siglutoppur (“topmast”)
- skógartoppur (“honeysuckle, Lonicera periclymenum”)
- öndutoppur (“crest of a wave”)
Categories:
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɔhpʏr
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic countable nouns