toppur
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
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | toppur | toppurinn | toppar | topparnir |
| accusative | topp | toppinn | toppa | toppana |
| dative | toppi | toppnum, toppinum | 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”)