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”).

Compare with Yiddish שייטל (sheytl).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Scheitel m (strong, genitive Scheitels, plural Scheitel)

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

Declension

Declension of Scheitel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Scheitel die Scheitel
genitive eines des Scheitels der Scheitel
dative einem dem Scheitel den Scheiteln
accusative einen den Scheitel die Scheitel
  • scheiteln
  • Linksscheitel
  • Rechtsscheitel
  • Haarscheitel

Further reading

  • “Scheitel” in Duden online
  • “Scheitel”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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