German edit

Etymology edit

From Kopf (head) +‎ Haut (skin).

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

Kopfhaut f (genitive Kopfhaut, plural Kopfhäute)

  1. 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

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • Kopfhaut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache