Topas

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See also: topas, tópas, tópás, and topás

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German topāʒje, topāʒe, topaʒīus m or n, from Late Latin topāzius f, topāzion n, topāzōn m, from Classical topāzus f, topāzos f, from Ancient Greek τοπάζιον n (topázion), τόπαζος m (tópazos), probably named after Τόπαζος (Tópazos), ancient name of St. John's Island, Egypt, in the Red Sea, believed to be the first discovered source of the mineral peridot.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /toˈpaːs/
  • (Austria) IPA(key): /ˈtoːpas/
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  • Rhymes: -aːs

Noun

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Topas m (strong, genitive Topases, plural Topase)

  1. (mineralogy) topaz

Declension

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Further reading

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