Kopf
noun · /kɔpf/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German kopf (“drinking vessel”), from Old High German kopf, chopf, kupf (“mug, bowl, head”), from Proto-West Germanic *kopp, from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz (“round object, bowl, crown of the head”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to turn, bend, arch, curve”). Cognate with German Low German Kopp (“head”), Dutch kop (“head”), Saterland Frisian Kop (“head”), Yiddish קאָפּ (kop, “head”), English cop (“the crown (of the head); the head”). Alternatively, from or influenced by Late Latin cuppa, probably a form of Latin cūpa (“tub”) from Proto-Indo-European *kewp- (“a hollow”), related to English cup, although the form and gender make this derivation less likely.
Translation
-
head
masculine, strong
Er fiel die Treppe hinunter, als sie ihm ein Buch an den Kopf warf.
He fell down the stairs when she threw a book at his head.
- crown, top masculine, strong
- heading, title masculine, strong
-
person; individual; fellow (referring to one's intellect or mentality)
masculine, strong
Er ist ein heller Kopf.
He's a bright fellow.
- head masculine, strong
- heads (side of a coin) masculine, strong
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Kopf | Köpfe |
| Accusative | Kopf | Köpfe |
| Dative | Kopf | Köpfen |
| Genitive | Kopfes | Köpfe |