grāfs

See also: grafs

Latvian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Graf (“count”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

grāfs m (1st declension, feminine form: grāfiene)

  1. count, earl (nobility title, above viscount and under marquess; corresponding nobleman)
    grāfs Ferdinands fon Cepelīns ― count Ferdinand von Zeppelin
    Antons, septītais grāfs Šaftesburis ― Anthony, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
    še jaunais grāfs salīga veselu pusduci meistaru ― here the young count hired a whole half a dozen craftsmen
    pilī savas tradīcijas, un tās neviens nevar grozīt; liekas, arī pats grāfs ne ― in the castle (are) its traditions, and nobody can change them; apparently, not even the count

Declension

Declension of grāfs (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative grāfs grāfi
genitive grāfa grāfu
dative grāfam grāfiem
accusative grāfu grāfus
instrumental grāfu grāfiem
locative grāfā grāfos
vocative grāf grāfi

Derived terms

See also

nobility titles:
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