Hof
German
Alternative forms
- Hoff (in family names, otherwise obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle High German hof, from Old High German hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą (“hill, farm”). See there for cognates.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hoːf/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /hɔf/ (northern and western Germany; becoming rare)
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Noun
Hof m (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
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Hof
- A former municipality in Vestfold, Norway, which was merged into Holmestrand municipality on 1 January 2018.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Hof
- A former municipality in Vestfold, Norway, which was merged into Holmestrand municipality on 1 January 2018.
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Old High German hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą (“hill, farm”). Compare German Hof.
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