der Hinterkopf

back of the head

Hinter behind + kopf head
noun · nominative / dative / accusative, singular masculine Rare #47,789
back of the head The part of the head at the back, above the neck.
GE: Er hat sich den Hinterkopf gestoßen.
EN: He hit the back of his head.
Declension of Hinterkopf
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Nominative Hinterkopf —
Accusative Hinterkopf —
Dative Hinterkopf —

Tom hat am Hinterkopf eine große Beule.

Tom has a big bump on the back of his head.

Er legte ihr die Hand an den Hinterkopf und küsste sie.

He put his hand on the back of her head and kissed her.

Sie starb durch einen Schlag auf den Kopf, genauer gesagt den Hinterkopf.

She died from a blow to the head, more precisely the back of the head.

— Leviathan (2014)

Ich habe keine Augen am Hinterkopf.

I don't have eyes in the back of my head.

— The Man from Earth (2007)