köpfen

See also: Köpfen

German

Etymology

Kopf +‎ -en

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkœpfən/, [ˈkœ.pfn̩], [ˈkœ.pɸm̩]
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Verb

köpfen (weak, third-person singular present köpft, past tense köpfte, past participle geköpft, auxiliary haben)

  1. to behead (kill by cutting off the head)
    Synonyms: enthaupten, den Kopf abschlagen, (informal) einen Kopf kürzer machen
  2. (soccer) to head (strike the ball with the head)
    Synonym: (Austria) köpfeln

Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “köpfen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “köpfen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “köpfen” in Duden online
  • “köpfen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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