Eierkopf

German

Alternative forms

Eierkopp (colloquial; northern and central Germany)

Etymology

Ei +‎ -er- +‎ Kopf.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈaɪ̯ɐˌkɔp͡f]
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Hyphenation: Ei‧er‧kopf

Noun

Eierkopf m (strong, genitive Eierkopfes or Eierkopfs, plural Eierköpfe)

(colloquial) egghead

Declension

Declension of Eierkopf [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Eierkopf	die	Eierköpfe
genitive	eines	des	Eierkopfes, Eierkopfs	der	Eierköpfe
dative	einem	dem	Eierkopf, Eierkopfe¹	den	Eierköpfen
accusative	einen	den	Eierkopf	die	Eierköpfe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

Eierköpfer

Further reading

Eierkopf on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
“Eierkopf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Eierkopf” in Duden online
“Eierkopf” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

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