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hoff

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English

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Preposition

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hoff

  1. Pronunciation spelling of off.
    • 1918, Credo Harris, Where the Souls of Men are Calling‎[1]:
      "'W'y, chuck 'er, ye blighter!' says I. "'But 'ow farst must Hi count four?' he asks agin, lookin' worrit; 's'pose she goes hoff in me 'and?' he says.
    • 1880, John Habberton, Romance of California Life‎[2]:
      "I believe in fair play, but I darsn't keep my eyes hoff of 'em sleepy-lookin' tops, when their flippers is anywheres near their knives, you know."
    • 1877, Charles W. Hall, Adrift in the Ice-Fields‎[3]:
      "'An hungrateful fool, marry an' turn me hoff; ugh, ugh! fix 'im, hany 'ow.'

Cimbrian

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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; estate”). Cognate with German Hof.

Noun

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hoff m (plural höffe) (Sette Comuni)

  1. courtyard
  2. farmyard
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Further reading

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  • “hoff” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hɔf/
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Verb

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hoff

  1. singular imperative of hoffen
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of hoffen

Luxembourgish

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Verb

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hoff

  1. second-person singular imperative of hoffen

Mòcheno

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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; house, hall, estate”). Cognate with German Hof (“yard”).

Noun

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hoff m

  1. farmstead (farm including its buildings)

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German hof.

Noun

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hoff n (definite singular hoffet, indefinite plural hoff, definite plural hoffa or hoffene)

  1. a court (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German hof.

Noun

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hoff n (definite singular hoffet, indefinite plural hoff, definite plural hoffa)

  1. a court (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign)

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Of unknown origin.

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Any potential connections to Proto-West Germanic *hopōn (“to hope, expect”) or German höflich (“polite”)?”

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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hoff (feminine singular hoff, plural hoffion, equative hoffed, comparative hoffach, superlative hoffaf, not mutable)

  1. dear, beloved
  2. favourite
  3. fond (of)

Usage notes

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Unlike most Welsh adjectives, hoff precedes the noun it modifies, causing the noun to undergo the soft mutation.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hoff”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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