hoofd

Meaning

(neuter) head
(neuter) head (of an organisation), chief, boss
(neuter) a transversal dam or pier at the entrance of a sea harbour
(neuter,slang) oral sex

Frequency

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɦoːft/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hôvet, hôoft, from Old Dutch hōvit, from Proto-Germanic *haubudą. The sense “oral sex” is a semantic loan from English head.

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Sentences

Ze had haar hoofd gestoten tegen het lage dak .

She'd hit her head against the low roof.

Volgens de legende heeft Isaac Newton de zwaartekracht ontdekt toen hij een appel
🍎

op
🆙

zijn hoofd kreeg .

According to legend, Isaac Newton discovered gravity when he got an apple on his head.

Hij had hem verslagen met een karatetrap tegen zijn hoofd .

He'd beaten him with a karate kick to the head.

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