erf

Meaning

Noun

1. (neuter) yard (open area adjoining and belonging to a house)
2. (figuratively, neuter) heritage, patrimony
3. (neuter, obsolete) hereditament, especially a plot of land
4. (neuter, obsolete) inheritance

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of erven:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of erven:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of erven:

erven

• Verb
• Noun

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Concepts

yard

courtyard

court

grounds

lot

premises

Opposite of

kateel

Synonyms

binnenplaats

hof

plaats

goed

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gerechtshof

boerderij

bezit

Translations

cour

cortile

patio

Hof

avlu

cercado

pátio

Hofraum

quintal

jardin

حديقة

terreiro

hof

αυλή

pati

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛrf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: erve

Inherited from Old Dutch: ervi

In summary

From Middle Dutch erve, from Old Dutch ervi, from Proto-West Germanic *arbī, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją.