Hort

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See also: hort, hört, and hòrt

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Etymology

From Middle High German hort, from Old High German hort, from Proto-Germanic *huzdą. Cognate with English hoard.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɔrt/, , ,
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Noun

Hort m (strong, genitive Hortes, plural Horte)

  1. (literary) shelter, refuge, haven
  2. (poetic, otherwise obsolete) hoard, treasure
  3. (short for Kinderhort) after-school nursery; kind of childcare commonly attached to primary schools in German-speaking Europe

Declension

Declension of Hort
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hort die Horte
genitive eines des Hortes der Horte
dative einem dem Hort, Horte1 den Horten
accusative einen den Hort die Horte

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Hort” in Duden online
  • “Hort” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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