Neuter

hoofd

Meaning

  1. (neuter) head
  2. (neuter) head (of an organisation), chief, boss
  3. (neuter) a transversal dam or pier at the entrance of a sea harbour
  4. (neuter, slang, uncountable) oral sex

Concepts

head
leader
chief
pate
boss
superscription
header
heading
director
top
🔝
caption
chairperson
column
manager
capital
mind
principal
honcho
mastermind
peak
postmaster
promontory
ringleader
rubric
ruler
schoolmaster
tribune
understanding
warden
secretary-general
caudillo

person in authority

authority
big kahuna
bellwether
cacique
cape
captain
caput
cardinal
category
chef
chieftain
conductor
cranium
crown
👑
forefront
fuhrer
gaffer
headmaster
Synonyms

kop
chef
leider
baas
lichaamsdeel
aanvoerder
rubriek
bestuurder
krop
cheffin
opperhoofd
leidster
bol
bazin
vooraanstaand
voorgebergte
kopstuk
oppergod
stamhoofd

hoofding

chief

aanvoerster
administrateur
beheerder

chefkok

directeur
gebieder
heer
kaap
leidend
manager
opschrift
ster
⭐
titel
Translations

Kopf
tête
cabeza
Haupt
chef
baş
ser
Rubrik
Chef
rubrique
Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɦoːft/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
hôvet
Inherited from Old Dutch
hōvit
In summary

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

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