Hof

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine, strong) yard, court, courtyard (open area by a house or enclosed by houses)
2. (masculine, strong) court (residence and entourage of a nobleman)
3. (masculine, strong) farmyard (central area of a farm, excluding the fields)
4. (broadly, masculine, strong) farm, agricultural enterprise

Name

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

Concepts

court

yard

courtyard

quadrangle

halo

Hof

farm

backyard

patio

penumbra

garden

homestead

palace

astronomical halo

yard

premises

farmyard

schoolyard

enclosed area

corral

public space

middle court

palace circles

palace floor

inner court

grange

grounds

Synonyms

Innenhof

Hofraum

Halo

Bauernhof

Lichthof

Gehege

Hofstaat

Bauerngut

höfisch

Halbschatten

Ranch

Palast

Innengarten

Penumbra

Gehöft

Regierung

Stall

Strahlenkranz

Tempel

Viereck

Gut

Schloss

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Patio

Kaiserhof

Hühnerhof

Atrium

Fortschaffung

Aureole

Farm

Garten

Gasse

Grundstück

Gutshof

Heiligenschein

Höfe

Korona

Kreuzgang

Lücke

Marktplatz

Pferch

Platz

Translations

cour

patio

cortile

corte

hof

binnenplaats

pátio

erf

avlu

αυλή

corte

pati

quintal

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

hoof

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hoːf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: hof

Inherited from Old High German: hof

In summary

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.

Sentences

Weiterhin gehört er zum Quartett von Jasper van’t Hof .

He also belongs to the quartet of Jasper van’t Hof.

Eine Besonderheit des Klosters ist , dass im Hof zwei Kirchen stehen .

A special feature of the monastery is that there are two churches in the courtyard.