Topas

See also: topas, tópas, tópás, and topás

German

Etymology

From Old French topace, from the Ancient Greek proper noun Τοπάζιος (Topázios), ancient name of St. John's Island, Egypt, in the Red Sea, believed to be the first discovered source of the mineral τοπάζιον (topázion, “peridot”).

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -aːs

Noun

Topas m (genitive Topases, plural Topase)

  1. (mineralogy) topaz

Declension
Declension of Topas
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Topas die Topase
genitive eines des Topases der Topase
dative einem dem Topas,
Topase1		 den Topasen
accusative einen den Topas die Topase
1Now uncommon, see notes

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