Hufendorf

German
Hufendorf

Etymology

From Hufe (“historical land unit approximately equal to a virgate”) +‎ -n- +‎ Dorf (“village”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈhuːfənˌdɔʁf], [-ˌdɔɐ̯f]
  • Hyphenation: Hu‧fen‧dorf
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Hufendorf n (strong, genitive Hufendorfs or Hufendorfes, plural Hufendörfer)

  1. ribbon development, linear settlement, ribbon-built village (a particular form of linear settlement in German-speaking countries, characterized by rows of houses situated along a linear object such as a riverbank, road, valley, or stream)
    Synonym: Reihendorf
    Antonyms: Haufendorf, Runddorf

Declension
Declension of Hufendorf [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Hufendorf die Hufendörfer
genitive eines des Hufendorfs, Hufendorfes der Hufendörfer
dative einem dem Hufendorf, Hufendorfe1 den Hufendörfern
accusative ein das Hufendorf die Hufendörfer

1Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms
  • Dorf, Siedlungsform, Geoobjekt

Hyponyms
  • Bachhufendorf
  • Hagenhufendorf
  • Marschhufendorf
  • Moorhufendorf
  • Straßendorf
  • Waldhufendorf

Further reading
  • “Hufendorf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Hufendorf” in Duden online
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