topp
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
topp
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Low German topp, perhaps related to Middle Low German toppen (“to beat”).
Interjection edit
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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Middle English edit
Noun edit
topp
- Alternative form of top
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
topp m (definite singular toppen, indefinite plural topper, definite plural toppene)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “topp” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
topp m (definite singular toppen, indefinite plural toppar, definite plural toppane)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “topp” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio: (file)
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Swedish topper, tupper, from Old Norse toppr, from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dumb- (“tail, rod, staff, pole, penis”).
Noun edit
topp c
Declension edit
Declension of topp | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | topp | toppen | toppar | topparna |
Genitive | topps | toppens | toppars | topparnas |
Derived terms edit
- bergstopp (“mountain peak”)
- sockertopp (“sugar-loaf; sweetheart”)
- toppluva (“bobble hat”)
Descendants edit
- → Finnish: toppa (“pile, heap; cylindrical container”)
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from French tope, from the verb toper.
Interjection edit
topp
- (colloquial) agreed!
Further reading edit
- topp in Svensk ordbok.
- topp in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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