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The German word for head is
Kopf





head

Gender

The gender of Kopf is masculine. E.g. der Kopf.

Plural

The plural of Kopf is Köpfe.

German Definition


head
     Substantiv:
     [1] der Kopf
     [2] die Toilette auf einem Schiff (Nautik)
          [1] My head is bigger than yours.
            Mein Kopf ist größer als deiner.



Translations for head and their definitions

Kopf
     n. (anatomy) head
          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.
     n. crown, top
     n. heading, title
     n. person; individual; fellow (referring to one's intellect or mentality)
          Er ist ein heller Kopf. - He is a bright head.
     n. (linguistics) head
     n. (numismatics) heads (side of a coin)


Ansteuern
     n. gerund of ansteuern
     v. to head for, make for, strive for


Ziehen
     n. gerund of ziehen
     v. to pull (e.g., a door handle); to drag (+aux, haben)
     v. to draw (e.g. a weapon); to extract; to puff (+aux, haben)
     v. to draw (a conclusion, lesson, etc.) (+aux, haben)
     v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be drafty; there to be a draft (current of air)
          Es zieht. - There’s a draft.
     v. to move; to migrate (+aux, sein)
          Ich ziehe nach Hamburg, aber mein Bruder zieht in eine andere Stadt. - I'm moving to Hamburg, but my brother is moving to another city.
     v. to roam; to head (+aux, sein)
     v. to stretch; to warp (+aux, haben)


führen
     v. to lead
     v. to carry, to sell
          Der Laden führt keine Zigaretten. - The shop doesn't carry cigarettes.
     v. to conduct some activity or process, to hold (a discussion, a negotiation), to have (a conversation), to lead (one's life), to wage (a war or campaign), to fight (a war)
          Regie führen - to direct (a film)
     v. to wield (a weapon)
          Die Heldin führte ein mächtiges Schwert. - The heroine wielded a mighty sword.
     v. to behave oneself, to conduct oneself (of prisoner, student or other person under supervision)
     v. (of an athlete or sports team) to be in the lead
     v. first-person plural preterite subjunctive of fahren
     v. third-person plural preterite subjunctive of fahren


Spitze
     n-f. cusp
     n-f. point, tip, peak
     n-f. top, front, lead
     n-f. spike
     n-f. lace
     n-f. (soccer) striker
     n-f. (in the figurative) leadership
          Die Spitzen von SPD und CDU - The leaders of the SPD and CDU
     adj. (colloquial) great, awesome
     v. first-person singular present of spitzen
     v. first-person singular subjunctive of spitzen
     v. third-person singular subjunctive of spitzen
     v. singular imperative of spitzen


Top
     n. (clothing) a casual women's shirt, often with very short sleeves; a top
     adj. (colloquial) top (of the highest quality or rank)
          hopp oder top
     interj. alt form of topp



Köpfen
     n. dative plural of Kopf
     v. to behead (kill by cutting off the head)
     v. (football) to head (strike the ball with the head)


Leiter
     n-f. ladder
          Er ist von der Leiter gefallen. - He fell off the ladder.
     n-m. agent noun of leiten
     n-m.          leader, director, manager, head, chief (male or of unspecified sex)
     n-m.          (physics, electricity, electronics) conductor, lead, wire, line


Oberhaupt
     n. chief, chieftain, captain, leader, ruler
     n. the upper part of the head


Blume ©
     n-f. (botany) flower, blossom (colorful, conspicuous reproductive structure(s) of an angiosperm)
          Insekten helfen Blumen bei der Reproduktion. - Insects help flowers reproduce.
          Die breite Varietät an Blumensorten faszinierte die Menschen schon lange - The wide range of different kinds of flowers has fascinated man for ages.
     n-f. (loosely colloquial usually in the plural) plant, houseplant (plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes)
     n-f. (chemistry) efflorescence (formation of a powdery surface on crystals)
     n-f. (heraldry) flower (symbol representing a flower)
          Blumen sind häufig ein Bestandteil von Symbolen auf Flaggen und Wappen - Flowers are often a building block of symbols on flags.
          Die Blume, welche England symbolisiert, ist die rote Rose - The flower which symbolizes England is the red rose.
     n-f. (hunting) tail, scut (short, erect tail of a hare)
     n-f. nose, bouquet (scent of a particular wine)
     n-f. , passage=Sehr zu unterscheiden ist die eigentliche Blume des Weins von mancher Trauben-Art, von dem sogenannten Bodengefährt, oder dem besondern anfänglich in der Regel unangenehmen Beigeschmack, wel
     n-f. head (foam that forms on top of beer)


Abtritt
     n. resignation
     n. (theater) exit
     n. (archaic or regional) toilet


Krone
     n-f. crown
     n-f. (numismatics) crown (name of various currencies)
     n-f. (heraldry) crown
     n-f. head (of beer or other carbonated beverages)


Leiten
     n. gerund of leiten
     v. to lead
     v. to manage (an organization)
     v. to conduct (a liquid, electricity etc)


Oberende
     n. the upper or topmost part, the head of anything


Haupt-
     principal


Leiterin
     n-f. feminine equivalent of Leiter


Haupt
     n. (dated, elevated, poetic) head (body part)
          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.
     n. (dated) head; leader; chief
          An dem Treffen nahmen die Häupter von 23 Religionsgemeinschaften teil. - The meeting was attended by the heads of 23 religious communities.
     n. (heraldry) chief
     n. (in compounds) see haupt-


Rektor
     n. headmaster, rector of a school or university (male or of unspecified gender)


Schaumkrone
     n-f. the head (foamy layer) forming on beer (or, rarely, other carbonated beverages)


Chef
     n. boss, chief


Rektorin
     n-f. rectrix, rector (female); (headmistress, etc., of an educational institution)


Dach
     n. roof
     n. (informal) circumflex
     n. (colloquial) head, especially the scalp
          Du kriegst gleich etwas aufs Dach! - You'll get something (usu. a smack) on the head!
     n. (geology) a rock layer above a seam


Chefin
     n-f. female boss


Direktor
     n. principal (administrator of a school)
     n. director (leader of an organisation)


Direktorin
     n-f. A female director (principal, head, headmistress)


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