τόπι

Greek

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish طوپ (top, “ball, cannon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtopi/
• Hyphenation: τό‧πι

Noun

τόπι • (tópi) n (plural τόπια)

1. ball (round rubber object used in games)

   Αν έρθει ξανά αυτό το τόπι στην αυλή μου, θα το σκάσω!

   An érthei xaná aftó to tópi stin avlí mou, tha to skáso!

   If that ball comes into my yard again, I'll burst it!

2. roll (of cloth)

   Κατέβασε ένα σωρό τόπια.

   Katévase éna soró tópia.

   He took down a load of rolls of cloth.

3. (colloquial, dated) cannonball
   1. (colloquial, dated, by extension) cannon
      • (Can we date this quote?), Traditional, Βασιλική Προστάζει [Vassiliki Orders]:

        Βάλτε φωτιά στα τόπια, στα τόπια,
        κάψτε τα Γιάννενα.

        Válte fotiá sta tópia, sta tópia,
        kápste ta Giánnena.

        Set fire to the cannon, to the cannon,
        burn Yannena.

Declension

Declension of τόπι

	singular	plural
nominative	τόπι •	τόπια •
genitive	τοπιού •	τοπιών •
accusative	τόπι •	τόπια •
vocative	τόπι •	τόπια •
The genitives are uncommon and considered awkward by scholars.

Synonyms

• (ball): μπάλα f (bála), σφαίρα f (sfaíra)
• (roll): ρολό n (roló)
• (cannonball): οβίδα f (ovída)
• (cannon): κανόνι n (kanóni)

Derived terms

• κάνω τόπι στο ξύλο (káno tópi sto xýlo, “to beat senseless”, literally “to make into a ball from beating”)