See also: topp and topp-

East Central German

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *duppaz. See German Topf for more.

Noun

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Topp m (plural Töppe or Täppe)

  1. pot
    Det Jemüse schälste, schmeißt allet in een Topp, un denn bloß uff’n Herd jestellt: fertich is die Laube! (Berlinian)
    You peel the vegetables, throw them all in one pot, and then just put it on the cooker: that’s all!

German

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Etymology

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Ca. 1700, borrowed from German Low German Topp, from Middle Low German top, from Old Saxon *top, from Proto-West Germanic *topp. Doublet of Zopf (bundle of hair) and Top (women’s shirt).

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Noun

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Topp m (mixed or strong, genitive Topps, plural Toppen or (both rare) Toppe or Topps)

  1. (nautical) top of a mast
    Synonym: Mastspitze

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Limburgish

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Éïne plasstikke Topp

Etymology

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From Middle Limburgish tobbe, further etymology unknown. Some suggest it is derived from Latin tubus, possibly trough French tube, though others consider these to be unrelated to tobbe. See tub for more.

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Topp m (plural Tobbe, diminutive Töppke) (Eupen)

  1. bucket, tub
  2. (informal, often humorous) slammer, prison, jail