Noun
das Oberhaupt
Pronunciation: /ˈʔoːbɐˌhaʊ̯pt/
head, leader (of a family, state or church)
C1
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plural Oberhäupter
Meanings
Noun
- head, leader (of a family, state or church)
Example sentence
Der Großvater ist das Oberhaupt der Familie.
The grandfather is the head of the family.
Word forms
singular
das Oberhaupt
plural
die Oberhäupter
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Oberhaupt
Accusativedas Oberhaupt
Dativedem Oberhaupt
Genitivedes Oberhaupts
Plural
Nominativedie Oberhäupter
Accusativedie Oberhäupter
Dativeden Oberhäuptern
Genitiveder Oberhäupter
Usage
- das Oberhaupt einer Familie — the head of a family; grammatically neuter regardless of the person's gender
- Oberhaupt / Oberhäupter — head / heads; plural changes au to äu and adds -er
Im Roman wird die Großmutter als Oberhaupt der Familie beschrieben.
In the novel, the grandmother is described as the head of the family.