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Haupt

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See also: haupt-

English

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Etymology

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German and Jewish surname, from the noun Haupt (head). Compare Houpt.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Haupt

  1. A surname from German.

Alemannic German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German houpt, from Old High German houbit.

Compare German Haupt, Dutch hoofd, German Low German Hööft, Häuft, Saterland Frisian Hööft, English head, Crimean Gothic hoef.

Noun

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Haupt n (diminutive Häuptli)

  1. (Uri, anatomy, of livestock) head

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    From Middle High German houbet, höubet, from Old High German houbit, from Proto-West Germanic *haubid, from Proto-Germanic *haubudą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *káput.

    The standardized form without umlaut is from Upper German, in which -ou- did not undergo umlaut before labials. The Central German form with umlaut is preserved in Häuptling and zu Häupten. Cognate with Dutch hoofd, German Low German Hööft, Häuft, Saterland Frisian Hööft, English head, Danish hoved, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌸 (haubiþ).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    Haupt n (strong, genitive Hauptes or Haupts, plural Häupter)

    1. (dated, higher register, poetic) head (body part)
      Synonyms: Kopf, Birne, Dez, Schädel
      Er hob das Haupt und sah voll Kummer auf die offene See hinaus.
      He raised his head and sorrowfully looked out at the open sea.
      • 1820, Joseph von Görres, Das Heldenbuch von Iran aus dem Shah Nameh des Firdussi:
        [] trennt das Haupt des Türken vom Körper.
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    2. (dated) head; leader; chief
      Synonym: Oberhaupt
      An dem Treffen nahmen die Häupter von 23 Religionsgemeinschaften teil.
      The meeting was attended by the heads of 23 religious communities.
    3. (heraldry) chief
      Synonym: Schildhaupt
    4. (in compounds) see haupt-

    Declension

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    Descendants

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    • Plautdietsch: Haupt

    Further reading

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    • Haupt” in Duden online
    • Haupt”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)

    Plautdietsch

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from German Haupt. Compare the inherited form Heeft.

    Noun

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    Haupt n (plural Heipta)

    1. head