Scheitel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German scheitele, from Old High German sceitila, skeitila (“crest, summit, hill”), from Proto-Germanic *skaidlō, *skaidilō (“top, crown, summit”), from Proto-Indo-European *skeyt- (“to cut, part, separate”).

Noun

Scheitel m (genitive Scheitels, plural Scheitel)

  1. (hair) parting
  2. (mathematics) maximum, apex

Declension
Declension of Scheitel
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

Further reading
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