Topas

See also: topas, tópas, tópás, and topás

German

Etymology

From Middle High German topāʒje, topāʒe, topaʒīus m or n, from Late Latin topāzius f, topāzion n, topāzōn m, from Classical topāzus f, topāzos f, from Ancient Greek τοπάζιον n (topázion), τόπαζος m (tópazos), probably named after Τόπαζος (Tópazos), ancient name of St. John's Island, Egypt, in the Red Sea, believed to be the first discovered source of the mineral peridot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toˈpaːs/
  • (Austria) IPA(key): /ˈtoːpas/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːs

Noun

Topas m (strong, genitive Topases, plural Topase)

  1. (mineralogy) topaz

Declension

Declension of Topas [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Topas die Topase
genitive eines des Topases der Topase
dative einem dem Topas, Topase1 den Topasen
accusative einen den Topas die Topase

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

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