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Greek
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish طوپ (top, “ball, cannon”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtopi/
- Hyphenation: τό‧πι
Noun
τόπι • (tópi) n (plural τόπια)
- 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!
- roll (of cloth)
Κατέβασε ένα σωρό τόπια.- Katévase éna soró tópia.
- He took down a load of rolls of cloth.
- (colloquial, dated) cannonball
- (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
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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| genitive
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τοπιού •
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τοπιών •
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| accusative
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| vocative
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| The genitives are uncommon and considered awkward by scholars.
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- κάνω τόπι στο ξύλο (káno tópi sto xýlo, “to beat senseless”, literally “to make into a ball from beating”)