Topp

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See also: topp and topp-

East Central German

Etymology

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

Noun

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

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

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

Declension

Declension of Topp
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Topp die Toppen, Toppe1, Topps1
genitive eines des Topps der Toppen, Toppe1, Topps1
dative einem dem Topp den Toppen, Topps1
accusative einen den Topp die Toppen, Toppe1, Topps1

1Rare.

Limburgish

Éïne plasstikke Topp

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

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