Huf

huf HUF hûf hüf hu̐f East Central German Etymology Compare de Hof. Noun gmw-ecg noun m gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch yard, court, courtyard open area by a house or enclosed by houses gmw-ecg mol ne Huf kehrn to sweep the yard gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch court residence and entourage of a nobleman gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch farmyard central area of a farm, excluding the fields gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch by extension farm, agricultural enterprise gmw-ecg Huf un Schei farm and barn Related terms gmw-ecg Hinnrhuf gmw-ecg Hufstaat Further reading 63 1982 Karl-Heinz Schmidt, Itze schlöft dr Pastor ei : Heiteres aus dem Erzgebirge. P. 20 gmw-ecg Buildings Agriculture German Etymology From de goh huof, from de gem-pro *hōfaz, from de ine-pro *ḱoph₂ós. Cognate with nl hoef, fy hoef, en hoof, da hov, and sv hov. Non-Germanic cognates include ru копы́то and sa शफ śapháḥ. Pronunciation de /huːf/ de De-Huf.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun m,(e)s,e:en:^e hoof de colloquial in phrases the human foot de Schwing die Hufe! Let's go! Swing the hooves! Usage notes The normal plural is de Hufe. The form de Hufen still exists as a rarer variant in contemporary usage, whereas de Hüfe is obsolete. Declension m,(e)s,e:en:^e Derived terms de behuft die Hufe schwingen Hufeisen Hufschlag Hufschmied Huftier Paarhufer Unpaarhufer Further reading Pennsylvania German Etymology Compare de Huf, nl hoef, en hoof, sv hov. Noun pdc noun m plural Hufe hoof