"Hinterkopf" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɪntɐkɔpf/ Audio: De-Hinterkopf.ogg
Etymology: hinter + Kopf Etymology templates: {{compound|de|hinter|Kopf}} hinter + Kopf Head templates: {{de-noun|m,es:s,^e}} Hinterkopf m (strong, genitive Hinterkopfes or Hinterkopfs, plural Hinterköpfe) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,es:s,^e}} Forms: Hinterkopfes [genitive], Hinterkopfs [genitive], Hinterköpfe [plural], strong [table-tags], Hinterkopf [nominative, singular], Hinterköpfe [definite, nominative, plural], Hinterkopfes [genitive, singular], Hinterkopfs [genitive, singular], Hinterköpfe [definite, genitive, plural], Hinterkopf [dative, singular], Hinterkopfe [dative, singular], Hinterköpfen [dative, definite, plural], Hinterkopf [accusative, singular], Hinterköpfe [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (anatomy) occiput (back part of the head or skull) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Hinterkopf-de-noun-lyg1faXv Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (figurative) back of one's mind, back of one's head Tags: figuratively, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Hinterkopf-de-noun-1B1T0JaG Categories (other): German terms with collocations, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Briefkopf, Dummkopf, Hinterhaus, Hinterhof, Hinterstübchen, Hinterteil, Holzkopf, Kopfhörer, Quatschkopf, Schwachkopf

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Da es aber kurzfristig doch nicht zum geplanten Umzug kam, mussten wir reagieren. Plan B war zumindest schon im Hinterkopf: zum Teil eben auch in der Interimsspielstätte zu drehen.",
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