hoff

== English == === Preposition === hoff Pronunciation spelling of off. == Cimbrian == === Etymology === 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 === hoff m (plural höffe) (Sette Comuni) courtyard farmyard ==== Related terms ==== hüppes vraithoff === Further reading === “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 == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɔf/ === Verb === hoff singular imperative of hoffen (colloquial) first-person singular present of hoffen == Luxembourgish == === Verb === hoff second-person singular imperative of hoffen == Mòcheno == === Etymology === 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 === hoff m farmstead (farm including its buildings) === References === “hoff” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Middle Low German hof. === Noun === hoff n (definite singular hoffet, indefinite plural hoff, definite plural hoffa or hoffene) a court (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign) ==== Derived terms ==== hoffdame === References === “hoff” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “hoff” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Middle Low German hof. === Noun === hoff n (definite singular hoffet, indefinite plural hoff, definite plural hoffa) a court (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign) ==== Derived terms ==== hoffdame === References === “hoff” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Welsh == === Etymology === Of unknown origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hoːf/ === Adjective === hoff (feminine singular hoff, plural hoffion, equative hoffed, comparative hoffach, superlative hoffaf, not mutable) dear, beloved Synonyms: annwyl, cu favourite fond (of) Synonym: hoffus ==== Usage notes ==== Unlike most Welsh adjectives, hoff precedes the noun it modifies, causing the noun to undergo the soft mutation. ==== Derived terms ==== hoffi (“to like”) hoffter (“affection”) hoffus, hoffgar (“likeable, loveable”) === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “hoff”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin 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