Topp

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

• IPA^(key): /tɔp/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophones: top, Top, topp

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 [masculine, mixed // strong]

	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

• (Eupen city) IPA^(key): [tɔp]
• (Eupen countryside) IPA^(key): [top]
• Rhymes: -ɔp, -op

Noun

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

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