töppe
/ tøppe /
Definitions noun crown of the head, vertex, pate
Definitions noun top, summit, peak, apex
Definitions noun crown of a hat or cap
Definitions noun crest, tuft (of a bird)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | töppe the crown of the head | töppele the crown of the heads | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | töppeni the crown of the head's | töppeleni the crown of the heads' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | töppeni the crown of the head (as the object) | töppeleni the crown of the heads (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | töppege to the crown of the head | töppelege to the crown of the heads | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | töppede at / in the crown of the head | töppelede at / in the crown of the heads | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | töppeden from the crown of the head | töppeleden from the crown of the heads | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | töppem my crown of the head | töppelerim my crown of the heads |
| your | töppeŋ your crown of the head | töppeleriŋ your crown of the heads |
| his / her | töppesi his / her crown of the head | töppeleri his / her crown of the heads |
| our | töppebiz our crown of the head | töppeleribiz our crown of the heads |
| you all's | töppegiz you all's crown of the head | töppelerigiz you all's crown of the heads |
| their | töppeleri their crown of the head | töppeleri their crown of the heads |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: töppeleri can mean "his / her crown of the heads", "their crown of the head", or "their crown of the heads" — context decides.