Kopfnuss

German

Alternative forms

• Kopfnuß (pre-1996 spelling)

Etymology

Kopf (“head”) +‎ Nuss (“nut”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔpfnʊs/

• Audio:

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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 [feminine]

	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