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)

1. top (highest part)
2. peak, summit

   Synonym: tindur

3. climax
4. crest (of a wave)

   Synonym: öndutoppur

5. lock (of hair)

   Synonym: lokkur

6. forelock, fringe, bangs

   Synonyms: ennislokkur, hártoppur

Declension

Declension of toppur (masculine)

	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”)