Köpfchen

German

Etymology

Kopf +‎ -chen. The botanical sense is a semantic loan from Latin capitulum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkœpfçən/
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Noun

Köpfchen n (strong, genitive Köpfchens, plural Köpfchen)

Diminutive of Kopf (“head”)
(informal) brain; wit; intellect
Synonyms: Grips, Verstand
(botany) capitulum

Declension

Declension of Köpfchen [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Köpfchen	die	Köpfchen
genitive	eines	des	Köpfchens	der	Köpfchen
dative	einem	dem	Köpfchen	den	Köpfchen
accusative	ein	das	Köpfchen	die	Köpfchen

Hypernyms

(botany): Blütenstand

Derived terms

Doppelköpfchen

Further reading

“Köpfchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Köpfchen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Köpfchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Köpfchen” in Duden online

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