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 (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

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 Norwegian Academy Dictionary (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 (not mutable, feminine singular hoff, plural hoffion, comparative hoffach, equative hoffed, superlative hoffaf)

1. dear, beloved

   Synonyms: annwyl, cu

2. favourite
3. 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