Hof
English edit
Proper noun edit
Hof
- An independent town in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
- A rural district of Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, surrounding but not including the town of Hof, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as HOF (HET) in 1844. Derived from hof (“farmstead, homestead”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Hof n
- A neighbourhood of Bergeijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Hoff (in family names, otherwise obsolete)
Etymology edit
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 edit
- IPA(key): /hoːf/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /hɔf/ (northern and western Germany; becoming rare)
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Noun edit
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 edit
Declension of Hof [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms edit
- 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 edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: hof
Proper noun edit
Hof n (proper noun, genitive Hofs or (optionally with an article) Hof)
- An independent town in Upper Franconia, Bavaria
- A rural district of Upper Franconia, Bavaria, surrounding but not including the town of Hof, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat
- A municipality of Westerwaldkreis district, Rhineland-Palatinate
- A town in Bruck an der Leitha district, Lower Austria. Official name: Hof am Leithaberge
- A municipality of Salzburg-Umgebung district, Salzburg. Official name: Hof bei Salzburg
- A village in Holmestrand municipality, Vestfold county, Norway
Further reading edit
- “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 edit
Proper noun edit
Hof
- A former municipality of Vestfold, Norway, which was merged into Holmestrand municipality on 1 January 2018.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Proper noun edit
Hof
- A former municipality of Vestfold, Norway, which was merged into Holmestrand municipality on 1 January 2018.
Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German and Old High German hof, from Proto-West Germanic *hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą (“hill, farm”). Compare German Hof.
Noun edit
Hof m (plural Heef)
- yard
- farm place