Vokabahn

Kopp

Vokabahn
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Noun

der Kopp

Pronunciation: /kɔp/

guy, bloke, character (colloquial, usually in humorous or mildly negative expressions)

C1 rank #6,610 plural Köppe

Meanings

Noun
  1. guy, bloke, character (colloquial, usually in humorous or mildly negative expressions)
  2. head (colloquial, regional variant of Kopf)

Example sentence

Mein Onkel ist ein komischer Kopp, aber wir mögen ihn alle.

My uncle is an odd character, but we all like him.

Word forms

singular der Kopp
plural die Köppe

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Kopp
Accusativeden Kopp
Dativedem Kopp
Genitivedes Kopps

Plural

Nominativedie Köppe
Accusativedie Köppe
Dativeden Köppen
Genitiveder Köppe

Usage

  • ein komischer Kopp — an odd character; colloquial reference to a person
  • Kopp / Kopf — Kopp is also a regional colloquial form of Kopf, head
Extra sentence

Er ist ein eigensinniger Kopp, der selten um Hilfe bittet.

He is a stubborn character who rarely asks for help.