Hufendorf
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Etymology
From Hufe (“historical land unit approximately equal to a virgate”) + -n- + Dorf (“village”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Hufendorf n (strong, genitive Hufendorfs or Hufendorfes, plural Hufendörfer)
- 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
| 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 |
Declension of Hufendorf [neuter, strong]
1Now rare, see notes.
Hypernyms
- Dorf, Siedlungsform, Geoobjekt
Hyponyms
- Bachhufendorf
- Hagenhufendorf
- Marschhufendorf
- Moorhufendorf
- Straßendorf
- Waldhufendorf
Related terms
Further reading
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