Head

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1 Etymology 2 Pronunciation 3 Noun 4 Verb

Etymology

From old-English hêafod, which derives from Germanic khaubuthan, from indo-European kaput-.

Related Germanic words are old German houbit (Haupt), middle Dutch hôvet, hoeft (hoofd), old Norse haufið, Gothic haubiþ. Related Indo-European words are Latin caput.

Pronunciation

Noun

1. The part of the body of a living organism or representation thereof which contains the brain, eyes, ears, mouth, and nose. From The Marvelous Land of Oz, L. Frank Baum: "...when all was ready Tip put on the pumpkin head, pressing it well down onto the neck, and found that it fitted very well." [1]

2. Translations
   • Basque: buru, kasko
   • Breton: penn m -où pl
   • Catalan: cap m
   • Dutch: hoofd (of person or horse), kop (of animal)
   • Finnish: pää, nuppi, hamara
   • German: Kopf m, Haupt n (rarely used)
   • Guaraní: akã
   • Hawaiian: poʻo
   • Hebrew ראש
   • Icelandic: höfuð (of person), haus (of animal)
   • Indonesian: kepala
   • Interlingua: capite
   • Irish: ceann m
   • Japanese: 頭 (あたま, atama)
   • Korean: 머리 (meori)
   • Low Saxon: kopp
   • Pitjantjatjara: kata
   • Polish: głowa f
   • Portuguese: cabeça f
   • Slovenian: glava
   • Swedish: huvud
   • Tupinambá: akanga
4. Leader, chief, as in Head of the department

5. Translations
   • Breton: penn m -où pl
   • Dutch: hoofd n, baas m, bazin f, leider m, leidster f, chef m, cheffin f (not used often)
   • Finnish: johtaja, päällikkö
   • German: Leiter m, Führer m, Chef m
   • Guaraní: mburuvicha
   • Indonesian: kepala, pemimpin
   • Interlingua: chef, leader
   • Japanese: 指導者 (しどうしゃ, shidōsha)
   • Low Saxon: baas, m,f
   • Polish: kierownik m, kierowniczka f
   • Portuguese: chefe m & f, cabeça m, líder m & f
   • Swedish: ledare, chef
   • Tupinambá: porubixaba, ubixaba (t-)
6. Headmaster or headmistress.

   • Swedish: rektor

7. Nautical The toilet or restroom aboard a ship.
8. Nautical The top of a sail.
9. The foam that forms on top of beer or other carbonated beverages.
10. (Vulgar) Oral sex. (Usually used in the phrase give head.)
11. The end of a hammer, axe, or similar implement used for striking other objects.
12. The blunt end of a nail, screw, tack, pin or similar fastener.