Burggraf
See also: burggraf
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Burggraf.
Proper noun edit
Burggraf (plural Burggrafs)
- A surname from German.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Burggraf is the 36379th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 615 individuals. Burggraf is most common among White (96.1%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Burggraf”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 254.
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German burcgrâve, from Old High German burggrāfo, burggrāfio. Equivalent to Burg (“castle”) + Graf (“count”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Burggraf m (weak, genitive Burggrafen, plural Burggrafen, feminine Burggräfin)
- (historical) a male burgrave (a military governor or commander of a castle, fortress or medieval fortified town, especially within the Holy Roman Empire), similar to a French chatelain or Late Middle English castellan
Declension edit
Declension of Burggraf [masculine, weak]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Burggraf | die | Burggrafen |
genitive | eines | des | Burggrafen | der | Burggrafen |
dative | einem | dem | Burggrafen | den | Burggrafen |
accusative | einen | den | Burggrafen | die | Burggrafen |
References edit
- “Burggraf” in Duden online
- “Burggraf” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.