atop

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English

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Etymology

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From a- (on) +‎ top.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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atop

  1. On the top of.
    He sat atop the mountain, waiting for the end of the world.
    • 1960 November, David Morgan, “"Piggyback"—U.S. success story”, in Trains Illustrated, page 684:
      For example, when trailers containing new automobiles were first piggybacked two areas of potential damage became evident: (1) diesel locomotive exhaust left a film of oil on the new autos; and (2) auto windshields could be scarred or cracked by the metal-tipped "tell-tales" which warn men atop trains of oncoming bridges or tunnels.
    • 1966, The Minnesota Review, volume 6, page 242:
      A virtue is made out of a necessity, with the child feeling far more atop and master of his oddness, his behavior now deliberate or even clever.
    • 2006, Dewey Lambdin, The Gun Ketch, page 48:
      "And other things," she echoed, nodding slowly and resting her body a little more atop him again.
    • 2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)[1]
      “Monotheism was born here,” Goren tells me atop a cliff overlooking the sheet of iron-colored water.
  2. On the top (with of).
    He sat atop of the mountain, waiting for the end of the world.

Usage notes

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"Atop of" was formerly much more commonly used than now.

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Translations

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Adverb

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atop (not comparable)

  1. (literary or archaic) On, to, or at the top.
    • 1909, William Dean Howells, Seven English Cities, Kessinger Publishing, published 2004, page 46:
      He has a handsome face, still bearded in the midst of a mostly clean-shaving nation, and with the white hairs prevalent on the cheeks and temples; his head is bald atop, though hardly from the uneasiness of wearing a crown.
    • 1978, James C. Humes, Speaker's Treasury of Anecdotes About the Famous, Harper & Row, published 1978, page 102:
      The envoy found the French king playing the part of horse while his young son rode atop.
    • 1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, page 52:
      Everything large or small is carried atop out of habit as much as necessity, like a delightful but defiant challenge to the laws of gravity.
    • 2022, Sean Thor Conroe, Fuccboi[2], Hachette, →ISBN:
      Probably cuddled up, spooning. Netflix auto-playing atop their shared covers.

Translations

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Anagrams

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Aklanon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp. Compare Malay atap, Tagalog atip, Tausug atup, Rungus ta'ap, Tambunan Dusun ta'ap, Lotud ta'ap and Kimaragang ta'ap.

Noun

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atop

  1. roof; thatch

Alangan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp. Compare Malay atap, Tagalog atip, Tausug atup, Rungus ta'ap, Tambunan Dusun ta'ap, Lotud ta'ap and Kimaragang ta'ap.

Noun

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atop

  1. roof; thatch

Bikol Central

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp. Compare Malay atap, Tagalog atip, Tausug atup, Rungus ta'ap, Tambunan Dusun ta'ap, Lotud ta'ap and Kimaragang ta'ap.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈtop/ [ʔaˈtop]
  • Hyphenation: a‧top

Noun

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atóp (Basahan spelling ᜀᜆᜓᜉ᜔)

  1. roof; thatch
    Synonyms: bubong, bubongan

Derived terms

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp. Compare Malay atap, Tagalog atip, Tausug atup, Rungus ta'ap, Tambunan Dusun ta'ap, Lotud ta'ap and Kimaragang ta'ap.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧top
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈtop/ [ʔɐˈt̪op]

Noun

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atóp (Badlit spelling ᜀᜆᜓᜉ᜔)

  1. roof (cover at the top of a building)
  2. roofing (material used on the outside of a roof)
  3. rooftop
  4. paper covering for a kite

Verb

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atóp (Badlit spelling ᜀᜆᜓᜉ᜔)

  1. to put a roof; to cover or furnish with a roof
  2. to cover a kite with paper covering

Quotations

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Anagrams

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Higaonon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp. Compare Malay atap, Tagalog atip, Tausug atup, Rungus ta'ap, Tambunan Dusun ta'ap, Lotud ta'ap and Kimaragang ta'ap.

Noun

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atop

  1. roof

Hiligaynon

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp. Compare Malay atap, Tagalog atip, Tausug atup, Rungus ta'ap, Tambunan Dusun ta'ap, Lotud ta'ap and Kimaragang ta'ap.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧top
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈtop/ [ʔaˈtop]

Noun

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atóp

  1. roof
    Synonym: bubongan

Derived terms

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Southern Catanduanes Bicolano

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp. Compare Malay atap, Tagalog atip, Tausug atup, Rungus ta'ap, Tambunan Dusun ta'ap, Lotud ta'ap and Kimaragang ta'ap.

Noun

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atóp

  1. roof; thatch