hof

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Derived terms 3 Icelandic 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Declension 4 Korean 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun 4.2.1 See also 5 Old English 5.1 Etymology 1 5.1.1 Pronunciation 5.1.2 Noun 5.1.3 See also 5.1.4 Declension 5.2 Etymology 2 5.2.1 Pronunciation 5.2.2 Noun 5.2.2.1 Declension 5.2.2.2 Descendants 6 Swedish 6.1 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Korean 호프 (hopeu), in turn from German Hofbräuhaus

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hof (plural hofs)

1. A Korean-style bar or pub
   • 2009 January 4, Adam B. Ellick, “In Queens: A Melting Pot, and a Closed Book”, New York Times:

     To the south are Korean spas, Korean barbecue joints and hofs, or Korean pubs.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of fho
• FOH

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

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hof n. (plural hoven, diminutive hofje, diminutive plural hofjes)

1. court (of a king)
2. court of law; short form of gerechtshof

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hof m. (plural hoven, diminutive hofje, diminutive plural hofjes)

1. garden (in Flanders)

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Old Norse

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hof n.

1. temple

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Declension of hof
	(singular)		(plural)
	(indefinite)	(definite)	(indefinite)	(definite)
nominative	hof	hofið	hof	hofin
accusative	hof	hofið	hof	hofin
dative	hofi	hofinu	hofum	hofunum
genitive	hofs	hofsins	hofa	hofanna
Other words with the same declension

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[edit] Korean

[edit] Etymology

From German Hoffbrau. This spelling mainly used in signage

[edit] Noun

hof (hopeu, hangeul 호프)

1. A bar or pub

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• 호프

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology 1

From Germanic *hof-, from Indo-European *keup-, a suffixed form of *keu- ‘bend, cove, hollow’. Cognate with Old Saxon hof (Dutch hof), Old High German hof (German Hof), Old Norse hof (Swedish hov).

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• IPA: /hof/

[edit] Noun

hof n.

1. house, dwelling, hovel
2. court, hall

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• ærn n.
• hūs n.

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
nominative	hof	hofu
accusative	hof	hofu
genitive	hofes	hofa
dative	hofe	hofum

[edit] Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hōfoz, from Proto-Indo-European *kōpos. Cognate with Old Saxon hof (Dutch hoef), Old High German huof (German Huf), Old Norse hófr (Danish hov, Icelandic hófur, Swedish hof), Russian копыто and Sanskrit शप्ह (śapha).

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• IPA: /hoːf/

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hōf m.

1. a hoof

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	Singular	Plural
nominative	hōf	hōfas
accusative	hōf	hōfas
genitive	hōfes	hōfa
dative	hōfe	hōfum

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• English: hoof

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

Inflection for hof	Singular		Plural
neuter	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	hof	hofvet	hof	hofven
Possessive form	hofs	hofvets	hofs	hofvens

hof n.

1. (archaic, since the spelling reform of 1906 spelt hov) royal court