Gaugraf

German

Etymology

From Middle High German göugrâve (“count of a district”), from göu (“district”) + grâve (“count”), itself a calque of Latin cōmēs pāgī (“count of the village”). Equivalent to Gau (“shire, district”) +‎ Graf (“count”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaʊ̯ɡʁaːf/
  • Hyphenation: Gau‧graf

Noun

Gaugraf m (weak, genitive Gaugrafen, plural Gaugrafen, feminine Gaugräfin)

  1. (historical) count of a shire or district, local judge

Declension

Declension of Gaugraf [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gaugraf die Gaugrafen
genitive eines des Gaugrafen der Gaugrafen
dative einem dem Gaugrafen den Gaugrafen
accusative einen den Gaugrafen die Gaugrafen

References

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