топъл

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *toplъ (in South Slavic), cognate with Old Church Slavonic топлъ (toplŭ), Macedonian топол (topol), Serbo-Croatian tȍpao. In other Slavic branches, the lemma is encountered with e-grade vocalism: e.g. Russian тёплый (tjóplyj), Polish ciepły.

Formally comparable with Bulgarian топо́ла (topóla, poplar) and Bulgarian те́пам (tépam, to beat, to bash), but the genetic relation between them is questionable.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɔpɐɫ]

Adjective

то́пъл • (tópǎl) (adverb то́пло, abstract noun топлина́ or топлота́)

  1. warm (having a temperature slightly higher than usual, but still pleasant)
  2. warm (being something that causes warmth)
    Antonym: студе́н (studén)
  3. warm (having a color in the red-orange-yellow part of the visible electromagnetic spectrum)
    то́пли цветове́tópli cvetovéwarm colors, hues
  4. (of the weather) mild
  5. affectionate, cordial, hearty, warm, genial, kindly

Declension

Positive forms of то́пъл
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite то́пъл
tópǎl
то́пла
tópla
то́пло
tóplo
то́пли
tópli
definite
(subject form)
то́плият
tóplijat
то́плата
tóplata
то́плото
tóploto
то́плите
tóplite
definite
(object form)
то́плия
tóplija
Comparative forms of то́пъл
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite по́-то́пъл
pó-tópǎl
по́-то́пла
pó-tópla
по́-то́пло
pó-tóplo
по́-то́пли
pó-tópli
definite
(subject form)
по́-то́плият
pó-tóplijat
по́-то́плата
pó-tóplata
по́-то́плото
pó-tóploto
по́-то́плите
pó-tóplite
definite
(object form)
по́-то́плия
pó-tóplija
Superlative forms of то́пъл
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite на́й-то́пъл
náj-tópǎl
на́й-то́пла
náj-tópla
на́й-то́пло
náj-tóplo
на́й-то́пли
náj-tópli
definite
(subject form)
на́й-то́плият
náj-tóplijat
на́й-то́плата
náj-tóplata
на́й-то́плото
náj-tóploto
на́й-то́плите
náj-tóplite
definite
(object form)
на́й-то́плия
náj-tóplija

Derived terms

  • то́пля impf (tóplja), то́плям pf (tópljam, to warm)
  • топли́к (toplík, warmth)
  • топли́во (toplívo, fuel)
  • топли́нен (toplínen), топли́вен (toplíven, thermal)

References

  • топъл”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • топъл”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010