Zopf

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zopf, from Old High German zoph (“lock”). Cognate to German Topp, Dutch top, English top.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sɔpf/, [tsɔpf], [tsɔpɸ]
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Noun

Zopf m (strong, genitive Zopfes or Zopfs, plural Zöpfe)

  1. plait; pigtail; ponytail (any long bundle of hair, braided or not)
  2. (baking) A plait-shaped bread made from white flour, milk, eggs, butter and yeast.
    Hyponyms: Hefezopf, Mohnzopf
    Coordinate term: Brioche

Usage notes

  • Some speakers may consider it more correct to include only braided plaits in the term, but this is by no means the general rule.

Declension

Declension of Zopf [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zopf die Zöpfe
genitive eines des Zopfes, Zopfs der Zöpfe
dative einem dem Zopf, Zopfe1 den Zöpfen
accusative einen den Zopf die Zöpfe

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Czech: cop
  • → Hungarian: copf

Further reading

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