toppur

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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)

top (highest part)
peak, summit
Synonym: tindur
climax
crest (of a wave)
Synonym: öndutoppur
lock (of hair)
Synonym: lokkur
forelock, fringe, bangs
Synonyms: ennislokkur, hártoppur

Declension

Declension of toppur
m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	toppur	toppurinn	toppar	topparnir
accusative	topp	toppinn	toppa	toppana
dative	toppi	toppinum / toppnum	toppum	toppunum
genitive	topps	toppsins	toppa	toppanna

Derived terms

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

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