Hoff
See also: hoff
English
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
the Hoff
- (slang) David Hasselhoff.
Quotations
- "'America's Got Talent' recap: 'Hoff the charts!'" (Entertainment Weekly)
- "Actor David Hasselhoff, the "America's Got Talent" judge known for his playfully Hoff-ful puns, has listed his longtime family home in Encino at $4,195,000." (The Los Angeles Times)
- "Hoff the Wall" (The Sun)
- "America's Got Talent: Five Finalists and a Singing Hoff in the House" (E! Online)
- "Hoff praises Holly's topless show" (The Press Association)
Limburgish
Alternative forms
- hoof, haof (widespread variants)
- hoaf (Southeast Limburgish)
- Hooef (Krefeld)
Etymology
From Frankish *hof, from Proto-West Germanic *hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą (“hill, farm”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɔf/, [hof]
- Hyphenation: Hoff
- Rhymes: -ɔf
Noun
Hoff m (plural Höff, diminutive Höffke)
- (Eupen) yard, court, courtyard (open area by a house or enclosed by houses)
- (Eupen) court (residence and entourage of a nobleman)
- (Eupen) farmyard (central area of a farm, excluding the fields)
- (Eupen, by extension) farm, agricultural enterprise
Luxembourgish
Etymology
Derived from hiewen (“to lift”). Compare German Hub (“the act of lifting; that which is lifted”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hof/
- Rhymes: -of
Noun
Hoff m (plural Hëff)
- effort, try, exertion (especially in a lifting or pulling motion)
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From Middle Low German and Old Saxon hof.
Noun
Hoff m (plural Häw)
- yard, courtyard
- court
Derived terms
- Hoffpuat (yard gate)
- Hoffdeena (yard servant)
- Kjennichshoff (king's courtyard, royal court)
- Hinjahoff (back yard)
- Kjoakjhoff (cemetery)
See also
- Boom
- Goaden
- Tun (fence)
- Stap
- Staul
- Däa
- Stow
- Hus
- Kjoakj
Further reading
- Plautdietsch Lexicon of 17,000 words