Scheitel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German scheitele, from Old High German sceitila, skeitila (“crest, summit, hill”), from Proto-West Germanic *skaidlu, *skaidilu (“top, crown, summit”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaɪ̯tl̩/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Schei‧tel

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (hair) parting
  2. (anatomy) crown, vertex (of the head)
  3. (mathematics) maximum, apex

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
  • “Scheitel” in Duden online
  • “Scheitel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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