Topos

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See also: topos and tôpos

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos, “place”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔpɔs/, /ˈtoːpɔs/
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Noun

Topos m or (uncommon) n (strong, genitive Topos, plural Topoi or Topen)

  1. topos (literary theme or motif)
    • 2015 March 5, Daniel Haas, “99 Gruftballons”, in Die Zeit‎:
      Spricht da nicht der Neoliberale, der den zentralen Topos des deregulierten Marktes ins Zentrum seiner Ästhetik rückt: Eigenverantwortung?
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    • 2016, Bernhard Dietz, Jörg Neuheiser, editors, Wertewandel in der Wirtschaft und Arbeitswelt , Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 321:
      Eine wichtige Rolle für die spätere Wahrnehmung der japanischen Bergarbeiter spielte das Topos vom Land der Kinder.
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Declension

Declension of Topos
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der, das Topos die Topoi, Topen
genitive eines des Topos der Topoi, Topen
dative einem dem Topos den Topoi, Topen
accusative einen, ein den, das Topos die Topoi, Topen

Further reading

  • “Topos” in Duden online
  • “Topos” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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