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

• dickköpfig (“stubborn”)
  • Dickköpfigkeit (“stubbornness”)

Descendants

• → English: dickkopf