Hoff
See also: hoff
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Proper noun edit
the Hoff
Quotations edit
- "'America's Got Talent' recap: 'Hoff the charts!'" (Entertainment Weekly)
- "Actor David Hasselhoff, the "America's Got Talent" judge known for his playfully Hoff-ful puns, has listed his longtime family home in Encino at $4,195,000." (The Los Angeles Times)
- "Hoff the Wall" (The Sun)
- "America's Got Talent: Five Finalists and a Singing Hoff in the House" (E! Online)
- "Hoff praises Holly's topless show" (The Press Association)
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Etymology edit
From Frankish *hof, from Proto-West Germanic *hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą (“hill, farm”).
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Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
Derived from hiewen (“to lift”). Compare German Hub (“the act of lifting; that which is lifted”).
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Hoff m (plural Hëff)
Plautdietsch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German and Old Saxon hof.
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Hoff m (plural Häw)
Derived terms edit
- Hoffpuat (yard gate)
- Hoffdeena (yard servant)
- Kjennichshoff (king's courtyard, royal court)
- Hinjahoff (back yard)
- Kjoakjhoff (cemetery)