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 (genitive Eierkopfs or Eierkopfes, plural Eierköpfe)

(colloquial) egghead

Declension

Declension of Eierkopf

	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 uncommon, see notes

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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