Kopf

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From Middle High German kopf (“drinking vessel”), from Old High German kopf, chopf, kupf (“mug, bowl, head”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Late Latin cuppa, probably a form of Latin cūpa (“tub”) from Proto-Indo-European *kewp- (“a hollow”); related to English cup. Compare English noggin, and mug. French tête. Alternatively it is inherited from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz (“round object, bowl, crown of the head”), whilst influenced by the aforesaid Latin word, and if so then related to obsolete English cop (“the crown (of the head); the head”)

Kopf m (genitive Kopfes or Kopfs, plural Köpfe)

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

Declension of Kopf