Hort
See also: hort and hört
German
Etymology
From Middle High German hort, from Old High German hort, from Proto-Germanic *huzdą. Cognate with English hoard.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɔrt/, [hɔʁt], [hɔɐ̯t], [hɔːt]
Noun
Hort m (genitive Hortes, plural Horte)
- (literary) shelter, refuge
- (poetic, otherwise obsolete) hoard, treasure
- (short for Kinderhort) after-school nursery; kind of childcare commonly attached to primary schools in German-speaking Europe
Declension
Declension of Hort
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Hort | die | Horte |
| genitive | eines | des | Hortes | der | Horte |
| dative | einem | dem | Hort, Horte1 | den | Horten |
| accusative | einen | den | Hort | die | Horte |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Further reading
- Hort in Duden online