toppa
Keywords: discourse
| Pronunciation (IPA): | 'top.pa |
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| Part of Speech: | term noun |
| Class: | happat |
| Forms: | toppa, toppas |
| Glosses: | forum, stage, theatre, amphitheatre, newsfeed, court, comments, openly, publicly |
Description:
The term 'toppa' is an Old Common word that means something like a forum, a theatre or a court.
Noun:
A 'toppa' is any open place where people gather and individuals may be heard by a crowd, or the virtual, online equibalent. It is not necessarily public, if it is public, one could say 'ny affe toppa', a public forum. A court of law is also a toppa, 'ny hylys toppa' is needed to disambiguate.
Verb:
Toppa is not much used as a verb, but can be used as a happat verb of communciation similar to zisse, with the sense of saying something openly for others to overhear.
Modifier:
The modifier form 'toppas' has a sense similar to 'affe', meaning something like 'in a public form'.