Kopfhaut

German

Etymology

From Kopf (“head”) +‎ Haut (“skin”).

Noun

Kopfhaut f (genitive Kopfhaut, plural Kopfhäute)

scalp (skin on the head where the hair grows)

Usage notes

Per surface analysis, the word could refer to the entire skin of the head, but such use is not common.

Declension

Declension of Kopfhaut

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kopfhaut	die	Kopfhäute
genitive	einer	der	Kopfhaut	der	Kopfhäute
dative	einer	der	Kopfhaut	den	Kopfhäuten
accusative	eine	die	Kopfhaut	die	Kopfhäute

See also

Skalp

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