הויף

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą. Cognate with German Hof.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hɔjf/

Noun

הויף • (hoyf) m, plural הויפֿן‎ (hoyfn)

court, courtyard

מיר דערזעען פֿאַר זיך אַ גאַס, און נאָך אַ גאַס. אַ ווײַסן קלויסטער, גערטנער, הויפֿן, שטיבלעך., We notice a street ahead, and another street. A white church, gardens, courtyards and cottages., [1]:

References

שלום־עליכם (Szolem-Alejchem): מאָטל פּייסי דעם חזנס (Motl Pejsi dem chazns).

Alexander Harkavy (2006) Yiddish-English-Hebrew Dictionary, New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 188

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