Hofheim

German

Etymology

From Middle High German Hoveheim. By surface analysis, Hof (“court”) +‎ Heim (“home”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhoːfhaɪ̯m/
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  • Hyphenation: Hof‧heim

Proper noun

Hofheim n (proper noun, genitive Hofheims or (optionally with an article) Hofheim)

  1. a town, the administrative seat of Main-Taunus-Kreis district, Hesse; official name: Hofheim am Taunus
  2. a town in Haßberge district, Lower Franconia region, Bavaria; official name: Hofheim in Unterfranken

Declension

Declension of Hofheim [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Hofheim
genitive des Hofheims, Hofheim1
dative dem Hofheim
accusative das Hofheim

1Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

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