topas

== English == === Alternative forms === topass, topaz === Etymology === From Portuguese topaz, of uncertain origin. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtəʊpas/ === Noun === topas (plural topas or topasses) (East India, now historical) A person of mixed black and Portuguese descent. == Danish == === Noun === topas c (singular definite topasen, plural indefinite topaser) topaz ==== Declension ==== ==== References ==== “topas” in Den Danske Ordbog == Galician == === Verb === topas second-person singular present indicative of topar == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtopas/ [ˈt̪o.pas] Rhymes: -opas Syllabification: to‧pas === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Dutch topaas (“topaz”), from Old French topace (compare French topaze), from Ancient Greek τόπαζος (tópazos). ==== Noun ==== topas (plural topas-topas) topaz (mineralogy) a silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine, usually tinted by impurities. an often clear, yellowish-brown gemstone cut from this. === Etymology 2 === Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== topas (plural topas-topas or para topas) (nautical) crew whose job is to serve the food and accommodation needs of other subordinate crew members === Further reading === “topas”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === topas m (definite singular topasen) topaz === References === “topas” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === topas m (definite singular topasen) topaz === References === “topas” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Portuguese == === Verb === topas second-person singular present indicative of topar == Spanish == === Verb === topas second-person singular present indicative of topar == Swedish == === Noun === topas c topaz ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Finnish: topaasi === Anagrams === posta, sopat == Welsh == === Etymology === Borrowed from English topaz, from Old French topace, from Ancient Greek τόπαζος (tópazos). === Noun === topas m (uncountable) topaz === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “topas”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies