Gaugraf

German edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Noun edit

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

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

Declension edit

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 edit

“Gaugraf” in Duden online