τόπι
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ottoman Turkish طوپ (top, “ball, cannon”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]τόπι • (tópi) n (plural τόπια)
- ball (round rubber object used in games)
- Αν έρθει ξανά αυτό το τόπι στην αυλή μου, θα το σκάσω!
- An érthei xaná aftó to tópi stin avlí mou, tha to skáso!
- If that ball comes into my yard again, I'll burst it!
- roll (of cloth)
- Κατέβασε ένα σωρό τόπια.
- Katévase éna soró tópia.
- He took down a load of rolls of cloth.
- (colloquial, dated) cannonball
- (colloquial, dated, by extension) cannon
- (Can we date this quote?), Traditional, Βασιλική Προστάζει [Vassiliki Orders]:
- Βάλτε φωτιά στα τόπια, στα τόπια,
κάψτε τα Γιάννενα.- Válte fotiá sta tópia, sta tópia,
kápste ta Giánnena. - Set fire to the cannon, to the cannon,
burn Yannena.
- Válte fotiá sta tópia, sta tópia,
- (colloquial, dated, by extension) cannon
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | τόπι (tópi) | τόπια (tópia) |
| genitive | τοπιού (topioú) | τοπιών (topión) |
| accusative | τόπι (tópi) | τόπια (tópia) |
| vocative | τόπι (tópi) | τόπια (tópia) |
The genitives are uncommon and considered awkward by scholars.
Synonyms
[edit]- (ball): μπάλα f (bála), σφαίρα f (sfaíra)
- (roll): ρολό n (roló)
- (cannonball): οβίδα f (ovída)
- (cannon): κανόνι n (kanóni)
Derived terms
[edit]- κάνω τόπι στο ξύλο (káno tópi sto xýlo, “to beat senseless”, literally “to make into a ball from beating”)