Masculine
Scheitel
Meaning
- (masculine, strong) parting
- (masculine, strong) crown, vertex (of the head)
- (masculine, strong) maximum, apex
Concepts
Synonyms
Kegelspitze
Kulminationspunkt
Trennungslinie
Zwischenlinie
Kernreiter
Wurzelspitze
Mittelscheitel
Haarscheitel
Seitenscheitel
Seitenbein
Scheitelzelle
Bergkamm
apical
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
wääg
Basel-Landschaft
wäägli
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃaɪ̯tl̩/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German scheitele, from Old High German sceitila, skeitila (“crest, summit, hill”), from Proto-West Germanic *skaidlu, *skaidilu (“top, crown, summit”).
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