Hanófer

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hannover, meaning "on the higher ridge," from Middle Low German hoch (“high”) (from Old Saxon hoh) + over (“edge, shore”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈno.fɛr/
• Rhymes: -ofɛr
• Syllabification: Ha‧nó‧fer

Proper noun

Hanófer m inan

1. Hanover, Hannover (the capital city of Lower Saxony, Germany)
2. (historical) Hannover (a former province of Prussia, in modern Germany)

Further reading

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “Hanower”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]