Zopf
German
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Zopf bread (2)
Etymology
From Middle High German zopf, from Old High German zoph (“lock”), from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (“braid, pigtail, end”), from Proto-Indo-European *dumb- (“tail, rod, staff, penis”). Cognate to German Topp, Dutch top, English top.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡sɔpf/, [tsɔpf], [tsɔpɸ]
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Noun
Zopf m (genitive Zopfes or Zopfs, plural Zöpfe)
- plait; pigtail; ponytail (any long bundle of hair, braided or not)
- (baking) A plait-shaped bread made from white flour, milk, eggs, butter and yeast.
- Hyponyms: Hefezopf, Mohnzopf
- Coordinate term: Brioche
Usage notes
- Some speakers may consider it more correct to include only braided plaits in the term, but this is by no means the general rule.
Declension
Declension of Zopf
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Zopf | die | Zöpfe |
genitive | eines | des | Zopfes, Zopfs | der | Zöpfe |
dative | einem | dem | Zopf, Zopfe1 | den | Zöpfen |
accusative | einen | den | Zopf | die | Zöpfe |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Derived terms
- bezopft
Further reading
- Zopf in Duden online
Zopf (Brot) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de