hoff

See also: Hoff

English

Preposition

hoff

1. Pronunciation spelling of off.
   • 1918, Credo Harris, Where the Souls of Men are Calling‎^[1]:

     "'W'y, chuck 'er, ye blighter!' says I. "'But 'ow farst must Hi count four?' he asks agin, lookin' worrit; 's'pose she goes hoff in me 'and?' he says.

   • 1880, John Habberton, Romance of California Life‎^[2]:

     "I believe in fair play, but I darsn't keep my eyes hoff of 'em sleepy-lookin' tops, when their flippers is anywheres near their knives, you know."

   • 1877, Charles W. Hall, Adrift in the Ice-Fields‎^[3]:

     "'An hungrateful fool, marry an' turn me hoff; ugh, ugh! fix 'im, hany 'ow.'

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)

1. courtyard
2. 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/

• Audio

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Verb

hoff

1. singular imperative of hoffen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of hoffen

Luxembourgish

Verb

hoff

1. 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

1. 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)

1. 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)

1. 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)

1. dear, beloved
2. favourite
3. fond (of)

Usage notes

Unlike most Welsh adjectives, hoff precedes the noun it modifies, causing the noun to undergo the soft mutation.

Synonyms

• (beloved): annwyl, cu

Derived terms

• hoffi (“to like”)

References

• 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