toppen

See also: Toppen

Danish

Noun

toppen c

  1. definite singular of top

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

toppen

  1. plural of top

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English top + -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tɔpn̩]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: top‧pen

Verb

toppen (weak, third-person singular present toppt, past tense toppte, past participle getoppt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial) to top (To excel, to surpass, to beat.)
    Synonym: übertreffen

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • toppen” in Duden online
  • toppen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From top + -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔpən/

Verb

toppen

  1. (rare) To combat; to enter into conflict.
  2. (rare) To shave; to make bald.
  3. (rare, Late Middle English) To provide roofing; to give a roof.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: top
  • Scots: tap

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

toppen m

  1. definite singular of topp

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

toppen m

  1. definite singular of topp

Swedish

Adjective

toppen (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial, only used predicatively) great
    – Funkar tiotiden för dig? – Ja, det blir toppen!
    – Does around ten o'clock work for you? – Yep, that'll work great!
    – Han är alltid väldigt hjälpsam. – Ja, han är toppen.
    – He's always very helpful. – Yep, he's great.
    – Hur mår du idag? – Jag mår toppen!
    – How are you feeling today? – I'm feeling great!

Prefix

toppen

  1. (colloquial) great
    Hon är en toppentjej
    She's a great person ("great girl" literally, but the translation matches the tone)

Noun

toppen

  1. definite singular of topp

References

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