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German
Etymology
Bahuvrīhi compound of dick (“thick, big”) + Kopf (“head”). Attested 16th c. in the literal sense.
Pronunciation
Noun
Dickkopf m (strong, genitive Dickkopfes or Dickkopfs, plural Dickköpfe, diminutive Dickköpfchen n, feminine (optionally) Dickköpfin)
- (now rare) someone with a big head
- stubborn person; mule
- Synonyms: Dickschädel, Querkopf, Sturkopf, Trotzkopf
Er ist heute wieder ein richtiger Dickkopf.- Today he is again such a mule.
- stubbornness; intransigent attitude; unyielding attitude
- Synonyms: Sturheit, Starrsinn
Er zeigt mal wieder seinen Dickkopf.- It shows once again his stubbornness.
- (regional) European chub (a fish)
- Synonym: Döbel
- a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae (Dickkopffalter)
- a bird of the family Pachycephalidae (Dickköpfe)
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