Noun
das Haupt
Pronunciation: /haʊ̯pt/
head (elevated or poetic)
B1
rank #2,993
plural Häupter
Meanings
Noun
- head (elevated or poetic)
- chief
- main, principal (in compounds, as haupt-)
Example sentence
Er ist das Haupt der Familie.
He is the head of the family.
Word forms
singular
das Haupt
plural
die Häupter
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Haupt
Accusativedas Haupt
Dativedem Haupt
Genitivedes Hauptes
Plural
Nominativedie Häupter
Accusativedie Häupter
Dativeden Häuptern
Genitiveder Häupter
Usage
- das Haupt senken — Bow or lower one's head; elevated or literary register.
- Haupt / Kopf — Kopf is the ordinary everyday word for the body part.
Mit gesenktem Haupt verließ die Figur am Ende die Bühne.
The character left the stage at the end with their head bowed.