Topas

== German == === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /toˈpaːs/ (Austria) IPA(key): /ˈtoːpas/ Rhymes: -aːs === Noun === Topas m (strong, genitive Topases, plural Topase) (mineralogy) topaz ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Topas” in Duden online “Topas” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache