Kopfnuss

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Kopf (“head”) +‎ Nuss (“nut”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔpfnʊs/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. clout (blow on the head)
  2. (figurative) riddle, brain-teaser

Usage notes
  • The spelling Kopfnuss has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s.

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
  • “Kopfnuss” in Duden online
  • “Kopfnuss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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