toppur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse toppr, from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz. Cognate with Faroese toppur, Danish top, Swedish topp, German Zopf, English top.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰɔhpʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɔhpʏr

Noun

toppur m (genitive singular topps, nominative plural toppar)

1. top (highest part)
2. peak, summit

   Synonym: tindur

3. climax
4. crest (of a wave)

   Synonym: öndutoppur

5. lock (of hair)

   Synonym: lokkur

6. forelock, fringe, bangs

   Synonyms: ennislokkur, hártoppur

Derived terms

• grastoppur (“bundle of grass”)
• hártoppur (“fringe, forelock”)
• hökutoppur (“goatee”)
• kóraltoppur (“kalanchoe”)
• siglutoppur (“topmast”)
• skógartoppur (“honeysuckle, Lonicera periclymenum”)
• öndutoppur (“crest of a wave”)