Kopp
See also: kopp
German
Etymology
German Low German and Central German form of standard Upper German Kopf (compare Middle Low German kop). Adopted from the dialects into colloquial standard German.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔp/, [kɔp]
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Noun
Kopp m (genitive Kopps, plural Köppe)
- (colloquial, regional, northern and central Germany) Alternative form of Kopf (“head”)
- Der hat 'n Kopp wie 'n Ochse.
- He has a head like an ox.
- Der hat 'n Kopp wie 'n Ochse.
- (colloquial, regional, northern and central Germany) used to make all kinds of humorous, somewhat negative words for people
- Suffkopp – drunkard
- Quatschkopp – excessive talker, braggart
- Kindskopp – childish person
Derived terms
- Käskopp
- Köpper
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Old High German kopf, from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz. Cognate with German Kopf, Luxembourgish Kapp.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰop/
Noun
Kopp m (plural Kepp, diminutive Keppche)
- head
- Mein Kopp dud weh.
- My head hurts.
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German *kuppa, northern variant of kupha. Cognate with German Kuppe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kop/
- Rhymes: -op
Noun
Kopp f (plural Koppen, diminutive Këppchen)
- peak, summit, hilltop
- head
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German Kopf, Dutch kop.
Noun
Kopp m (plural Kepp)
- head
Plautdietsch
Noun
Kopp m (plural Kjap)
- head
Volga German
Etymology
Ultimately cognate to Kopf.
Noun
Kopp
- head (part of the body which is above the neck)
References
- Fred C. Koch, The Volga Germans: In Russia and the Americas, from 1763 to the Present
- Erika Obodchouk (born Hummel), Die klinge hell, in Die Geschichte der Wolgadeutschen