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Etymology

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From Middle High German scheitele, from Old High German sceitila, skeitila (crest, summit, hill), from Proto-West Germanic *skaidlu, *skaidilu (top, crown, summit).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaɪ̯tl̩/
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  • Hyphenation: Schei‧tel

Noun

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Scheitel m (strong, genitive Scheitels, plural Scheitel)

  1. (hair) parting
  2. (anatomy) crown, vertex (of the head)
  3. (mathematics) maximum, apex

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Scheitel” in Duden online
  • Scheitel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache