Oberhaupt

German

Etymology

From ober- +‎ Haupt. Cognate with Dutch opperhoofd, Danish opperhoved; Norwegian overhode is a calque of the German term (according to ordnett.no).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʔoːbɐˌhaʊ̯pt/
Audio (file)

Noun

Oberhaupt n (strong, genitive Oberhauptes or Oberhaupts, plural Oberhäupter)

chief, chieftain, captain, leader, ruler
the upper part of the head

Declension

Declension of Oberhaupt [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Oberhaupt	die	Oberhäupter
genitive	eines	des	Oberhauptes, Oberhaupts	der	Oberhäupter
dative	einem	dem	Oberhaupt, Oberhaupte¹	den	Oberhäuptern
accusative	ein	das	Oberhaupt	die	Oberhäupter

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Staatsoberhaupt

Further reading

“Oberhaupt” in Duden online
“Oberhaupt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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