Hof

Hof

1. An independent town in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
2. A rural district of Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, surrounding but not including the town of Hof, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat

First attested as HOF (HET) in 1844. Derived from hof (“farmstead, homestead”).

• IPA^(key): /ɦɔf/

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• Hyphenation: Hof
• Rhymes: -ɔf
• Homophone: hof

Hof n

1. A neighbourhood of Bergeijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

• Hoff (in family names, otherwise obsolete)

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.

• IPA^(key): /hoːf/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /hɔf/ (northern and western Germany; becoming rare)

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Hof m (strong, genitive Hofes or Hofs, plural Höfe, diminutive Höfchen n)

1. 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.

2. court (residence and entourage of a nobleman)

   Am Hof des Königs gab es ständige Intrigen.

   There were constant intrigues at the king's court.

3. 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.

4. (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.

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• → English: hof

Hof n (proper noun, genitive Hofs or (optionally with an article) Hof)

1. An independent town in Upper Franconia, Bavaria
2. A rural district of Upper Franconia, Bavaria, surrounding but not including the town of Hof, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat
3. A municipality of Westerwaldkreis district, Rhineland-Palatinate
4. A town in Bruck an der Leitha district, Lower Austria. Official name: Hof am Leithaberge
5. A municipality of Salzburg-Umgebung district, Salzburg. Official name: Hof bei Salzburg
6. A village in Holmestrand municipality, Vestfold county, Norway

• “Hof” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Hof” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Hof” in Duden online
• Hof on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Hof

1. A former municipality of Vestfold, Norway, which was merged into Holmestrand municipality on 1 January 2018.

Hof

1. A former municipality of Vestfold, Norway, which was merged into Holmestrand municipality on 1 January 2018.

From Middle High German and Old High German hof, from Proto-West Germanic *hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą (“hill, farm”). Compare German Hof.

Hof m (plural Heef)

1. yard
2. farm place