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haupt-

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See also: Haupt

German

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Etymology

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    From Middle High German houbet-, from Old High German houbit-, from Proto-West Germanic *haubida-, derived from the noun *haubid (head) (whence German Haupt). Cognate with Dutch hoofd- and Old English hēafod-. More at Haupt.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /haʊ̯pt-/
    • IPA(key): /haʊ̯p-/ (as a variant; often before another consonant)
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Prefix

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    haupt-

    1. head, chief, main, principal

    Derived terms

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    Further reading

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    • haupt-”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)