"hoofd" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ɦoːft/ Audio: Nl-hoofd.ogg Forms: hoofden [plural], hoofdje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -oːft Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|hôvet}} Middle Dutch hôvet, {{inh|nl|odt|hōvit}} Old Dutch hōvit, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*haubud}} Proto-West Germanic *haubud, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*haubudą}} Proto-Germanic *haubudą, {{semantic loan|nl|en|head|nocap=1}} semantic loan from English head Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|+}} hoofd n (plural hoofden, diminutive hoofdje n)
  1. head Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-hoofd-nl-noun-ny5tM6Nx Categories (other): Body parts, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 65 24 9 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 12 15 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 24 8 2 Derived forms (body part): boter op zijn hoofd hebben, doodshoofd, heethoofd, hoofd-, hoofddeksel, hoofddoek, hoofdpijn, hoofdrekenen, okshoofd, twee hoofden zijn beter dan een, uit het hoofd, voorhoofd Disambiguation of 'body part': 92 2 5 0
  2. head (of an organisation), chief, boss Tags: neuter Derived forms (chief): hoofd-, hoofdacteur, hoofdman, opperhoofd, staatshoofd
    Sense id: en-hoofd-nl-noun-Jtf-rm23 Disambiguation of 'chief': 0 100 0 0
  3. a transversal dam or pier at the entrance of a sea harbour Tags: neuter Derived forms (transversal dam or pier): bruggenhoofd, havenhoofd, landhoofd, Pothoofd, strandhoofd
    Sense id: en-hoofd-nl-noun-aUCEN1pg Disambiguation of 'transversal dam or pier': 1 1 98 0
  4. (slang, uncountable) oral sex Tags: neuter, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hoofd-nl-noun--NN5L6TG

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "hoof"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "hop"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "hoofd"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "hôvet"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch hôvet",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "hōvit"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch hōvit",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*haubud"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *haubud",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*haubudą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *haubudą",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "head",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "semantic loan from English head",
      "name": "semantic loan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hoofden",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hoofdje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "hoofd n (plural hoofden, diminutive hoofdje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "hoofd"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Body parts",
          "orig": "nl:Body parts",
          "parents": [
            "Anatomy"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "65 24 9 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 12 15 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 24 8 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 5 0",
          "sense": "body part",
          "word": "boter op zijn hoofd hebben"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 5 0",
          "sense": "body part",
          "word": "doodshoofd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 5 0",
          "sense": "body part",
          "word": "heethoofd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 5 0",
          "sense": "body part",
          "word": "hoofd-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 5 0",
          "sense": "body part",
          "word": "hoofddeksel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 5 0",
          "sense": "body part",
          "word": "hoofddoek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 5 0",
          "sense": "body part",
          "word": "hoofdpijn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 5 0",
          "sense": "body part",
          "word": "hoofdrekenen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 5 0",
          "sense": "body part",
          "word": "okshoofd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 5 0",
          "sense": "body part",
          "word": "twee hoofden zijn beter dan een"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 5 0",
          "sense": "body part",
          "word": "uit het hoofd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 5 0",
          "sense": "body part",
          "word": "voorhoofd"
        }
      ],
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        {
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            [
              37,
              42
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              30,
              34
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The statue had a large bronze head.",
          "text": "Het standbeeld had een groot bronzen hoofd.",
          "translation": "The statue had a large bronze head.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "head"
      ],
      "id": "en-hoofd-nl-noun-ny5tM6Nx",
      "links": [
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "sense": "chief",
          "word": "hoofd-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "sense": "chief",
          "word": "hoofdacteur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "sense": "chief",
          "word": "hoofdman"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "sense": "chief",
          "word": "opperhoofd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "sense": "chief",
          "word": "staatshoofd"
        }
      ],
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        {
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            [
              27,
              32
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              27,
              31
            ]
          ],
          "english": "He is the director and the head of the company.",
          "text": "Hij is de directeur en het hoofd van het bedrijf.",
          "translation": "He is the director and the head of the company.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              23,
              28
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              17,
              22
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The mayor is the chief of the municipality.",
          "text": "De burgemeester is het hoofd van de gemeente.",
          "translation": "The mayor is the chief of the municipality.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "head (of an organisation), chief, boss"
      ],
      "id": "en-hoofd-nl-noun-Jtf-rm23",
      "links": [
        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ],
        [
          "boss",
          "boss"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 98 0",
          "sense": "transversal dam or pier",
          "word": "bruggenhoofd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 98 0",
          "sense": "transversal dam or pier",
          "word": "havenhoofd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 98 0",
          "sense": "transversal dam or pier",
          "word": "landhoofd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 98 0",
          "sense": "transversal dam or pier",
          "word": "Pothoofd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 98 0",
          "sense": "transversal dam or pier",
          "word": "strandhoofd"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              26,
              31
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              28,
              32
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The lighthouse stood on the head of the harbor to guide the ships safely in.",
          "text": "De vuurtoren stond op het hoofd van de haven om de schepen veilig binnen te loodsen.",
          "translation": "The lighthouse stood on the head of the harbor to guide the ships safely in.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a transversal dam or pier at the entrance of a sea harbour"
      ],
      "id": "en-hoofd-nl-noun-aUCEN1pg",
      "links": [
        [
          "transversal",
          "transversal"
        ],
        [
          "dam",
          "dam"
        ],
        [
          "pier",
          "pier"
        ],
        [
          "harbour",
          "harbour"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "oral sex"
      ],
      "id": "en-hoofd-nl-noun--NN5L6TG",
      "links": [
        [
          "oral sex",
          "oral sex"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, uncountable) oral sex"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɦoːft/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-hoofd.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/ba/Nl-hoofd.ogg/Nl-hoofd.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Nl-hoofd.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oːft"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hoofd"
}
{
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    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch neuter nouns",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
    "Dutch semantic loans from English",
    "Dutch terms derived from English",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/oːft",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/oːft/1 syllable"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "sense": "body part",
      "word": "boter op zijn hoofd hebben"
    },
    {
      "sense": "body part",
      "word": "doodshoofd"
    },
    {
      "sense": "body part",
      "word": "heethoofd"
    },
    {
      "sense": "body part",
      "word": "hoofd-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "body part",
      "word": "hoofddeksel"
    },
    {
      "sense": "body part",
      "word": "hoofddoek"
    },
    {
      "sense": "body part",
      "word": "hoofdpijn"
    },
    {
      "sense": "body part",
      "word": "hoofdrekenen"
    },
    {
      "sense": "body part",
      "word": "okshoofd"
    },
    {
      "sense": "body part",
      "word": "twee hoofden zijn beter dan een"
    },
    {
      "sense": "body part",
      "word": "uit het hoofd"
    },
    {
      "sense": "body part",
      "word": "voorhoofd"
    },
    {
      "sense": "chief",
      "word": "hoofd-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "chief",
      "word": "hoofdacteur"
    },
    {
      "sense": "chief",
      "word": "hoofdman"
    },
    {
      "sense": "chief",
      "word": "opperhoofd"
    },
    {
      "sense": "chief",
      "word": "staatshoofd"
    },
    {
      "sense": "transversal dam or pier",
      "word": "bruggenhoofd"
    },
    {
      "sense": "transversal dam or pier",
      "word": "havenhoofd"
    },
    {
      "sense": "transversal dam or pier",
      "word": "landhoofd"
    },
    {
      "sense": "transversal dam or pier",
      "word": "Pothoofd"
    },
    {
      "sense": "transversal dam or pier",
      "word": "strandhoofd"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "hoof"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "hop"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "hoofd"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "nocap": "1"
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    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hoofden",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hoofdje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "hoofd n (plural hoofden, diminutive hoofdje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "hoofd"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Dutch terms with usage examples",
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              30,
              34
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The statue had a large bronze head.",
          "text": "Het standbeeld had een groot bronzen hoofd.",
          "translation": "The statue had a large bronze head.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "head"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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    },
    {
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        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
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          ],
          "english": "He is the director and the head of the company.",
          "text": "Hij is de directeur en het hoofd van het bedrijf.",
          "translation": "He is the director and the head of the company.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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              28
            ]
          ],
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            [
              17,
              22
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The mayor is the chief of the municipality.",
          "text": "De burgemeester is het hoofd van de gemeente.",
          "translation": "The mayor is the chief of the municipality.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "head (of an organisation), chief, boss"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ],
        [
          "boss",
          "boss"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
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              32
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          ],
          "english": "The lighthouse stood on the head of the harbor to guide the ships safely in.",
          "text": "De vuurtoren stond op het hoofd van de haven om de schepen veilig binnen te loodsen.",
          "translation": "The lighthouse stood on the head of the harbor to guide the ships safely in.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a transversal dam or pier at the entrance of a sea harbour"
      ],
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        [
          "transversal",
          "transversal"
        ],
        [
          "dam",
          "dam"
        ],
        [
          "pier",
          "pier"
        ],
        [
          "harbour",
          "harbour"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Dutch slang",
        "Dutch uncountable nouns"
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          "oral sex",
          "oral sex"
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      ],
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        "(slang, uncountable) oral sex"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɦoːft/"
    },
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      "audio": "Nl-hoofd.ogg",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oːft"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hoofd"
}

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