Kopf

German (Berlin)

/kɔpf/

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) head
  • crown, top
  • heading, title
  • person; individual; fellow (referring to one's intellect or mentality)
  • (linguistics) head
  • (numismatics) heads side of a coin

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German kopf (drinking vessel) inherited from Old High German kopf derived from Latin cuppa (drinking vessel), cūpa (tub, cask, vat, tun) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kewp- (a hollow, bend, vault, buckle, curve, hollow, water vessel, arch) derived from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz (vault, round vessel, head, round object, basin, bowl, crown of the head).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*kuppaz

Gloss

vault, round vessel, head, round object, basin, bowl, crown of the head

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

頭

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