khòpf

See also: khopf

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• khopf (Luserna)

Etymology

From Middle High German kopf, from Old High German koph, from Proto-West Germanic *kopp, from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz (“orb; vessel; knoll; crown, skull, head”). Cognate with German Kopf, English cop.

Noun

khòpf m (plural khöpfe)

1. (Sette Comuni) head

Derived terms

• hòltzkhòpf

Further reading

• “khòpf” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo