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Hof

See also: hof and hóf

English

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Proper noun

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Hof

  1. An independent town in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
  2. A rural district of Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, surrounding but not including the town of Hof, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat

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Etymology

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First attested as HOF (HET) in 1844. Derived from hof (“farmstead, homestead”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɦɔf/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Hof
  • Rhymes: -ɔf
  • Homophone: hof

Proper noun

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Hof n

  1. A neighbourhood of Bergeijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

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Alternative forms

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  • Hoff (in family names, otherwise obsolete)

Etymology

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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

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Hof m (strong, genitive Hofes or Hofs, plural Höfe, diminutive Höfchen n)

  1. 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.
  2. court (residence and entourage of a nobleman)
    Am Hof des Königs gab es ständige Intrigen.
    There were constant intrigues at the king's court.
  3. 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.
  4. (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

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Declension of Hof [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hof die Höfe
genitive eines des Hofes, Hofs der Höfe
dative einem dem Hof, Hofe1 den Höfen
accusative einen den Hof die Höfe

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → English: hof

Proper noun

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Hof n (proper noun, genitive Hofs or (optionally with an article) Hof)

  1. An independent town in Upper Franconia, Bavaria
  2. A rural district of Upper Franconia, Bavaria, surrounding but not including the town of Hof, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat
  3. A municipality of Westerwaldkreis district, Rhineland-Palatinate
  4. A town in Bruck an der Leitha district, Lower Austria. Official name: Hof am Leithaberge
  5. A municipality of Salzburg-Umgebung district, Salzburg. Official name: Hof bei Salzburg
  6. A village in Holmestrand municipality, Vestfold county, Norway

Further reading

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  • “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

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Proper noun

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Hof

  1. A former municipality of Vestfold, Norway, which was merged into Holmestrand municipality on 1 January 2018.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Proper noun

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Hof

  1. A former municipality of Vestfold, Norway, which was merged into Holmestrand municipality on 1 January 2018.

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German and Old High German hof, from Proto-West Germanic *hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą (“hill, farm”). Compare German Hof.

Noun

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Hof m (plural Heef)

  1. yard
  2. farm place
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