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”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃaɪ̯tl̩/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Schei‧tel

Noun

Scheitel m (strong, genitive Scheitels, plural Scheitel)

(hair) parting
(anatomy) crown, vertex (of the head)
(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

Related terms

scheiteln
Linksscheitel
Rechtsscheitel

Further reading

“Scheitel” in Duden online
“Scheitel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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