See also: Köpfen

German edit

Etymology edit

Kopf +‎ -en

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkœpfən/, [ˈkœ.pfn̩], [ˈkœ.pɸm̩]
  • (file)
  • (file)

Verb edit

köpfen (weak, third-person singular present köpft, past tense köpfte, past participle geköpft, auxiliary haben)

  1. to behead (kill by cutting off the head)
    Synonyms: enthaupten, den Kopf abschlagen, (informal) einen Kopf kürzer machen
  2. (soccer) to head (strike the ball with the head)
    Synonym: (Austria) köpfeln

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • köpfen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • köpfen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • köpfen” in Duden online
  • köpfen” in OpenThesaurus.de