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Originally Posted by VtwinVince
You're correct, vom is a contraction of von dem, but does not indicate a plural or singular noun, only that it was either masculine or neutral. If feminine, the prefix die would be used, with the resulting von der, which cannot be contracted like von dem.
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Yes, but I still think Pichon-Kalau von Hof (from Hof) versus Pichon-Kalau vom Höfe (from the courts, etc.) would be the norm today. "Hof", by the way, is masculine and a small town 48 km NNE of Bayreuth on the Saale River in Bayern (Bavaria). "Hof" could also be singular for court, palace, estate, manor, etc.
L.