hoeve

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hoeve, from Old Dutch houva, hoba, from Proto-Germanic *hōbō (“plot of land”). Cognates include German Hube, Old Saxon hōƀa; beyond the Germanic languages it is related to Ancient Greek κῆπος (kêpos, “garden, orchard”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: hoe‧ve

Noun

hoeve f (plural hoeven or hoeves, diminutive hoevetje n)

  1. farmstead

Derived terms

Verb

hoeve

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of hoeven
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