Kopfhaut
German edit
Etymology edit
From Kopf (“head”) + Haut (“skin”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
Kopfhaut f (genitive Kopfhaut, plural Kopfhäute)
- scalp (skin on the head where the hair grows)
Usage notes edit
- Per surface analysis, the word could refer to the entire skin of the head, but such use is not common.
Declension edit
Declension of Kopfhaut [feminine]
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “Kopfhaut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache