topper

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. (masculine) someone or something excellent; a belter, a ripper
2. (masculine) the greater scaup, Aythya marila

Konzepte

Bergente

Höhepunkt

Schlager

Spitze

Synonyme

toppereend

hooghtepunt

Übersetzungen

scaup

fuligule milouinan

porrón bastardo

greater scaup

moretta grigia

zarro-bastardo

máximo

sivri

acme

karabaş patka

comble

vertice

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈtɔ.pər/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From top + -er.
The bird name is generally taken to derive from the noun top ("top"), not the adjective top ("great, amazing"). Some have instead adduced the dialectal word dobber (referring to both the greater scaup and the tufted duck), which was apparently current in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen at some point, with devoicing of both d- (to t-) and -bb- (to -pp-) yielding this form.