Swedish noun · interjection· top 5,000 most common

en topp

top

topp as a noun(en topp)

Meaning

top

In Swedish: översta (spetsig) del av något

Forms

Forms of topp
Singular, indefiniteen topp
Singular, definitetoppen
Plural, indefinitetoppar
Plural, definitetopparna

topp is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor topp, den stora toppen. Check another noun

topp as an interjection

Meaning

agreed!

Practise topp

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Is it en topp or ett topp?

topp in a sentence

  • bergets topp
    mountainpeak
  • på toppen av sin karriär
    at the peak of one's career
  • trädtopp
    treetop
  • ta hissen upp till toppen av Eiffeltornet
    take the elevator to the top of the Eiffel Tower
  • toppen av isberget
    the tip [top] of the iceberg [also idiomatically]
  • Bergsbestigare försöker nå toppen
    Mountain climbers try to reach the summit
  • vara i toppform
    be in top form
  • topprestanda ["topp-prestanda" – Swedish orthography turns triple consonants in compounds into double consonants]
    peak performance

Expressions

  • det är toppen
    that is terrific

Words built with topp

  • partitopp party elite
  • toppluva knit cap
  • fingertopp fingertip
  • fjälltopp mountainpeak

Questions

What does topp mean in English?

topp means “top”.

Is it en topp or ett topp?

It is en topp, and “the top” is toppen.

What is the plural of topp?

The plural of topp is toppar, and the definite plural is topparna.

Nearby common words

topp is number 2,935 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary