Dickkopf

See also: dickkopf

German

Etymology

Bahuvrīhi compound of dick (“thick, big”) +‎ Kopf (“head”). Attested 16th c. in the literal sense.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪkˌkɔpf/, [ˈdɪkˌkɔp͡f], [ˈdɪˌkɔp͡f], [-ˌkɔp͡ɸ]
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Noun

Dickkopf m (strong, genitive Dickkopfes or Dickkopfs, plural Dickköpfe, diminutive Dickköpfchen n, feminine (optionally) Dickköpfin)

  1. (now rare) someone with a big head
  2. stubborn person; mule
    Synonyms: Dickschädel, Querkopf, Sturkopf, Trotzkopf
    Er ist heute wieder ein richtiger Dickkopf.
    Today he is again such a mule.
  3. stubbornness; intransigent attitude; unyielding attitude
    Synonyms: Sturheit, Starrsinn
    Er zeigt mal wieder seinen Dickkopf.
    It shows once again his stubbornness.
  4. (regional) European chub (a fish)
    Synonym: Döbel
  5. a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae (Dickkopffalter)
  6. a bird of the family Pachycephalidae (Dickköpfe)

Declension
Declension of Dickkopf [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Dickkopf die Dickköpfe
genitive eines des Dickkopfes, Dickkopfs der Dickköpfe
dative einem dem Dickkopf, Dickkopfe1 den Dickköpfen
accusative einen den Dickkopf die Dickköpfe

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → English: dickkopf
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