topplaus
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of English topless. Composed of toppur + -laus.
Adjective
[edit]topplaus (not comparable)
- (uncommon, informal) topless (a woman not wearing clothes above the waist)
- Synonyms: berbrjósta, ber að ofan
- (uncommon, automotive) topless (a convertible that has the top retracted)
Usage notes
[edit]This term is primarily used by authors translating the English term topless. The terms berbrjósta and ber að ofan are more idiomatic.
Declension
[edit]positive forms of topplaus
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | topplaus | topplaus | topplaust | |
| accusative | topplausan | topplausa | ||
| dative | topplausum | topplausri | topplausu | |
| genitive | topplauss | topplausrar | topplauss | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | topplausir | topplausar | topplaus | |
| accusative | topplausa | |||
| dative | topplausum | |||
| genitive | topplausra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | topplausi | topplausa | topplausa | |
| acc/dat/gen | topplausa | topplausu | ||
| plural (all-case) | topplausu | |||
Coordinate terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “topplaus” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)