Dickkopf
See also: dickkopf
German
Etymology
Bahuvrīhi compound of dick + Kopf
Pronunciation
Noun
Dickkopf m (strong, genitive Dickkopfes or Dickkopfs, plural Dickköpfe, diminutive Dickköpfchen n)
- stubborn person; mule
- Synonyms: Dickschädel, Querkopf, Sturkopf, Trotzkopf
- Er ist heute wieder ein richtiger Dickkopf.
- Today he is again such a mule.
- stubbornness; intransigent attitude; unyielding attitude
- (regional) European chub, a kind of fish
- Synonym: Döbel
- a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae (the Dickkopffalter)
- a bird of the family Pachycephalidae (the Dickköpfe)
Declension
Declension of Dickkopf [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
- dickköpfig (“stubborn”)
- Dickköpfigkeit (“stubbornness”)
Descendants
- English: dickkopf