Pfaffenhofen
German
Etymology
By surface analysis, Pfaffe (“clergyman”) + -n- + Hof (“court”) in the archaic dative plural form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p͡fafn̩ˈhoːfn̩/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Pfaf‧fen‧ho‧fen
Proper noun
Pfaffenhofen n (proper noun, genitive Pfaffenhofens or (optionally with an article) Pfaffenhofen)
- a town and rural district of the Upper Bavaria region, Bavaria; official name: Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
- a municipality of Neu-Ulm district, Swabia region, Bavaria; official name: Pfaffenhofen an der Roth
- a municipality of Heilbronn district, Baden-Württemberg
- a municipality of Dachau district, Upper Bavaria region, Bavaria; official name: Pfaffenhofen an der Glonn
- a municipality of Innsbruck-Land district, Tyrol, Austria
Declension
Declension of Pfaffenhofen [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
Derived terms
Related terms
- Pfaffenhausen, Pfaffendorf, Pfaffenheim
- Ellhofen, Ilshofen, Gersthofen, Osterhofen, Sonthofen, Vilshofen