Köpfchen

German

Etymology

Kopf +‎ -chen. The botanical sense is a semantic loan from Latin capitulum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkœpfçən/
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Noun

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Diminutive of Kopf (“head”)
(informal) brain; wit; intellect
Synonyms: Grips, Verstand
(botany) capitulum

Declension

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Hypernyms

(botany): Blütenstand

Derived terms

Doppelköpfchen

Further reading

“Köpfchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Köpfchen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Köpfchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Köpfchen” in Duden online

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