Haupt

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See also: haupt-

English

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Haupt

  1. A surname from German.

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German houpt, from Old High German houbit, from Proto-Germanic *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *kaput-. Compare German Haupt, Dutch hoofd, German Low German Hööft, Häuft, Saterland Frisian Hööft, English head, Crimean Gothic hoef.

Noun

Haupt n (diminutive Häuptli)

  1. (Uri, anatomy, of livestock) head

References

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German houbet, höubet, from Old High German houbit, from Proto-Germanic *haubudą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *káput. The standardized form without umlaut is from Upper German, in which -ou- did not undergo umlaut before labials. The Central German form with umlaut is preserved in Häuptling and zu Häupten. Cognate with Dutch hoofd, German Low German Hööft, Häuft, Saterland Frisian Hööft, English head, Danish hoved, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌸 (haubiþ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haʊ̯pt/
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Noun

Haupt n (strong, genitive Hauptes or Haupts, plural Häupter)

  1. (dated, higher register, poetic) head (body part)
    Synonyms: Kopf, Birne, Dez, Schädel
    Er hob das Haupt und sah voll Kummer auf die offene See hinaus.
    He raised his head and sorrowfully looked out at the open sea.
    • 1820, Joseph von Görres, Das Heldenbuch von Iran aus dem Shah Nameh des Firdussi:
      […] trennt das Haupt des Türken vom Körper.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (dated) head; leader; chief
    Synonym: Oberhaupt
    An dem Treffen nahmen die Häupter von 23 Religionsgemeinschaften teil.
    The meeting was attended by the heads of 23 religious communities.
  3. (heraldry) chief
    Synonym: Schildhaupt
  4. (in compounds) see haupt-

Declension

Declension of Haupt
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Haupt die Häupter
genitive eines des Hauptes, Haupts der Häupter
dative einem dem Haupt, Haupte1 den Häuptern
accusative ein das Haupt die Häupter

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • → Plautdietsch: Haupt

Further reading

  • “Haupt” in Duden online
  • “Haupt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Plautdietsch

Noun

Haupt n (plural Heipta)

  1. head
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