Grafenwerth

German

Etymology

By surface analysis, Graf (“count”) +‎ -en- +‎ Werth (“river island”).

The modern name came into use in the early 19th century.

Prior to that, the island was locally known as Mittelwerth, Graff or Groff.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Gra‧fen‧werth

Proper noun

Grafenwerth n (proper noun, genitive Grafenwerths or (optionally with an article) Grafenwerth)

  1. an island in the river Rhine (between Rolandswerth and Bad Honnef) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Declension

Declension of Grafenwerth [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Grafenwerth
genitive des Grafenwerths, Grafenwerth1
dative dem Grafenwerth
accusative das Grafenwerth

1Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

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