toppur
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse toppr, from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz. Cognate with Faroese toppur, Danish top, Swedish topp, German Zopf, English top.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
declension of toppur
Derived terms edit
- grastoppur (“bundle of grass”)
- hártoppur (“fringe, forelock”)
- hökutoppur (“goatee”)
- kóraltoppur (“kalanchoe”)
- siglutoppur (“topmast”)
- skógartoppur (“honeysuckle, Lonicera periclymenum”)
- öndutoppur (“crest of a wave”)