Dickkopf

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German

Etymology

Bahuvrīhi compound of dick +‎ Kopf

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪkˌkɔp͡f/
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Noun

Dickkopf m (strong, genitive Dickkopfes or Dickkopfs, plural Dickköpfe, diminutive Dickköpfchen n)

  1. stubborn person; mule
    Synonyms: Dickschädel, Querkopf, Sturkopf, Trotzkopf
    Er ist heute wieder ein richtiger Dickkopf.
    Today he is again such a mule.
  2. stubbornness; intransigent attitude; unyielding attitude
    Synonyms: Sturheit, Starrsinn
    Er zeigt mal wieder seinen Dickkopf.
    It shows once again his stubbornness.
  3. (regional) European chub, a kind of fish
    Synonym: Döbel
  4. a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae (the Dickkopffalter)
  5. a bird of the family Pachycephalidae (the Dickköpfe)

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  • English: dickkopf