Kopf

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle High German kopf (‘drinking vessel’), from Proto-Indo-European *keup- (‘a hollow’). Cognate with English cup. Compare noggin, tête.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Standard German) IPA: [kʰɔpf]
  • (Northern High German) IPA: [kʰɔpɸ]
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[edit] Noun

Kopf m. (genitive Kopfes or Kopfs, plural Köpfe)

  1. (anatomy) head
    Er fiel die Treppe herunter, als sie ihm ein Buch an den Kopf warf.
    He fell down the stairs when she threw a book at his head.
  2. crown, top
  3. heading, title
  4. person; individual; fellow (referring to one's intellect)
    Er ist ein heller Kopf.
    He's a bright fellow. (Lit.: He is a bright head.)
  5. (linguistics) head
  6. heads (side of a coin)

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