Hofjude

German

Etymology

Compound of Hof (“court”) +‎ Jude (“Jew”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Hofjude m (weak, genitive Hofjuden, plural Hofjuden)

1. (historical) Court Jew (prominent or wealthy Jew attached to a court by special privilege, generally in relation to periods before Jewish emancipation)

Declension

Declension of Hofjude [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hofjude	die	Hofjuden
genitive	eines	des	Hofjuden	der	Hofjuden
dative	einem	dem	Hofjuden	den	Hofjuden
accusative	einen	den	Hofjuden	die	Hofjuden