Hof
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English
Proper noun
Hof
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as HOF (HET) in 1844. Derived from hof (“farmstead, homestead”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hof n
- A neighbourhood of Bergeijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German
Alternative forms
- Hoff (in family names, otherwise obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle High German hof, from Old High German hof, from Proto-West Germanic *hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą (“hill, farm”). See there for cognates.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Hof m (strong, genitive Hofes or Hofs, plural Höfe, diminutive Höfchen n)
- yard, court, courtyard (open area by a house or enclosed by houses)
- Der Hof hinter unserm Haus ist mit Schiefer gepflastert.
- The yard behind our house is paved with slate.
- court (residence and entourage of a nobleman)
- Am Hof des Königs gab es ständige Intrigen.
- There were constant intrigues at the king's court.
- farmyard (central area of a farm, excluding the fields)
- Das Essen wird den Arbeitern ins Feld gebracht, damit sie erst abends auf den Hof zurückkommen müssen.
- The workers are served food in the fields, so that they needn’t come back to the farmyard before the evening.
- (by extension) farm, agricultural enterprise
- Wenn mein Sohn den Hof nicht übernimmt, muss ich verkaufen.
- If my son doesn’t take over the farm, I’ll have to sell it.
Declension
Declension of Hof [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
- Außenhof
- Aussenhof
- Aussiedlerhof
- Autohof
- Bahnhof
- Bauernhof
- Bauhof
- Beginenhof
- Bergehof
- Biohof
- Bischofshof
- Burghof
- Ehrenhof
- Erbhof
- Erdbeerhof
- Friedhof
- Fronhof
- Gartenhof
- Gasthof
- Gefängnishof
- Gerichtshof
- Gesundheitshof
- Gutshof
- Hemmhof
- Herrenhof
- Hinterhof
- Holzhof
- Hühnerhof
- Innenhof
- Judenhof
- Kaiserhof
- Kirchhof
- Klosterhof
- Klosterinnenhof
- Kohlenhof
- Kolleghof
- Königshof
- Leichenhof
- Lokhof
- Nordhof
- Osthof
- Pausenhof
- Pfarrhof
- Pferdehof
- Ponyhof
- Rasthof
- Rechnungshof
- Recyclinghof
- Reiterhof
- Schafhof
- Scheunenhof
- Schulhof
- Schulzenhof
- Siedlerhof
- Stahlhof
- Stalhof
- Stallhof
- Stapelhof
- Statuenhof
- Südhof
- Tempelhof
- Tonnenhof
- Viehhof
- Vorhof
- Werkhof
- Werkshof
- Westhof
- Wohnhof
- Zarenhof
- Zeughof
- Zierhof
- Zuchthof
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → English: hof
Proper noun
Hof n (proper noun, genitive Hofs or (optionally with an article) Hof)
- A city in Bavaria
Further reading
- “Hof” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Hof” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Hof” in Duden online
- Hof on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Hof
- A former municipality of Vestfold, Norway, which was merged into Holmestrand municipality on 1 January 2018.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Hof
- A former municipality of Vestfold, Norway, which was merged into Holmestrand municipality on 1 January 2018.
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German hof, from Proto-West Germanic *hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą (“hill, farm”). Compare German Hof.
Noun
Hof m (plural Heef)
- yard
- farm place
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