Kopfnuss

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German

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Kopf (“head”) +‎ Nuss (“nut”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔpfnʊs/
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Noun

Kopfnuss f (genitive Kopfnuss, plural Kopfnüsse)

  1. clout (blow on the head)
  2. (figurative) riddle, brain-teaser

Usage notes

  • The spelling Kopfnuss has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s.

Declension

Declension of Kopfnuss
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kopfnuss die Kopfnüsse
genitive einer der Kopfnuss der Kopfnüsse
dative einer der Kopfnuss den Kopfnüssen
accusative eine die Kopfnuss die Kopfnüsse

Further reading

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