hof
English
Etymology 1
Alternative spelling of hove (obsolete, a loan of Old Norse hóf).
Etymology 2
A loan from German Hof (“building, farm, estate; enclosure, courtyard, court”).
Noun
hof (plural hofs)
- enclosure, court, dwelling, building, house
- Ulrike lived in a farm hof, and all around me were the dark blank fields punctuated by a few disparate lights. — William, Trevor, Jake's Castle, Harper's Magazine, May, 1993
- Like many old houses, this one had a front section, where I lived, and at the back an interior courtyard, the Hof, enclosed on all three sides by more apartments. — Chloe Aridjis, Book of Clouds, New York : Black Cat, Edition: 1st ed., 2009
Etymology 3
In Germanic Neopaganism, a recent loan of Icelandic hof (“shrine, temple”). [1990s]
Pronunciation
Noun
hof (plural hofs)
- (Neopaganism): temple, sanctuary, hall
- 1996 for each ten churches burned to ashes, one heathen hof is avenged Varg Vikernes, cited after Gardell, Gods of the Blood, 2003, p. 307.
- 2005 Asatruarfelagid lacks a central religious temple, or hof in Icelandic. Constructing a hof has been high on the members' wish list for many years Michael Strmiska, Modern Paganism In World Cultures: Comparative Perspectives, p. 170.
- 2006 A Hof dedicated to the worship of the Aesir and the Vanir idhavellihof.org
Etymology 4
From Korean 호프 (hopeu), in turn from German Hofbräuhaus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hufą (“farm, building”)
Noun
hof (plural hofs)
- A Korean-style bar or pub
- 2009 January 4, Adam B. Ellick, “In Queens: A Melting Pot, and a Closed Book”:
- To the south are Korean spas, Korean barbecue joints and hofs, or Korean pubs.
- 2009 January 4, Adam B. Ellick, “In Queens: A Melting Pot, and a Closed Book”:
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
hof n (plural hoven, diminutive hofje)
- (royal) court
- court of law; short form of gerechtshof
- court, yard
Derived terms
Noun
hof m (plural hoven, diminutive hofje)
- garden (in Flanders)
Derived terms
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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą.
Pronunciation
Noun
hof n (genitive singular hofs, plural hof)
Declension
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /hof/
Noun
hof n and m
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hof | hove |
| accusative | hof | hove |
| genitive | hoves | hove |
| dative | hove | hoven |
Descendants
- Dutch: hof
Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *hufą, from Proto-Indo-European *kewp-, a suffixed form of *kew- (“bend, cove, hollow”). Cognate with Old Saxon hof, Dutch hof, Old High German hof (German Hof), Old Norse hof (Swedish hov).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /hof/
Noun
hof n
See also
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hof | hofu |
| accusative | hof | hofu |
| genitive | hofes | hofa |
| dative | hofe | hofum |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kōpos. Cognate with Old Saxon hof (Dutch hoef), Old High German huof (German Huf), Old Norse hófr (Danish hov, Icelandic hófur, Swedish hov), Russian копыто (kopyto) and Sanskrit शप्ह (śapha).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /hoːf/
Noun
hōf m
- a hoof
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hōf | hōfas |
| accusative | hōf | hōfas |
| genitive | hōfes | hōfa |
| dative | hōfe | hōfum |
Descendants
- English: hoof
Old Saxon
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *hufą, from Proto-Indo-European *kewp-, a suffixed form of *kew- (“bend, cove, hollow”). Cognate with Old English hof, Dutch hof, Old High German hof (German Hof), Old Norse hof (Swedish hov).
Noun
hof n
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kōpos. Cognate with Old English hof (Dutch hoef), Old High German huof (German Huf), Old Norse hófr (Danish hov, Icelandic hófur, Swedish hof), Russian копыто (kopyto) and Sanskrit शप्ह (śapha).
Noun
hōf m
- a hoof