Graf

See also: graf, graaf, gráf, and -graf

English

Etymology

• As a German and Jewish surname, from graf (“count”).
• As a Dutch surname, spelling variant of Graef.

Proper noun

Graf (countable and uncountable, plural Grafs)

1. (countable) A surname​.
   1. A surname, from German​.
   2. A surname, from Dutch​.
2. A city in Iowa, United States

See also

• Graff

 

Anagrams

• frag

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡraːf/, [ɡʁäːf], [ɡräːf], [-ɑː-]
• Homophone: Graph

Etymology 1

From Middle High German grâve.

Noun

Graf m (weak, genitive Grafen, plural Grafen, feminine Gräfin)

1. count (member of German nobility)
2. earl (a British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess)

Declension

Declension of Graf [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Graf	die	Grafen
genitive	eines	des	Grafen	der	Grafen
dative	einem	dem	Grafen	den	Grafen
accusative	einen	den	Grafen	die	Grafen

Derived terms

• gräflich
• Markgraf

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: غروف‎ (gorof)
• → Russian: граф (graf)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Graf m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Grafs or (with an article) Graf, feminine genitive Graf, plural Grafs)

1. A surname​.

Declension

Declension of Graf [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Graf	(eine)	(die)	Graf	(die)	Grafs
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Grafs, Graf1	(einer)	(der)	Graf	(der)	Grafs
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Graf	(einer)	(der)	Graf	(den)	Grafs
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Graf	(eine)	(die)	Graf	(die)	Grafs

¹With an article.

Etymology 3

Noun

Graf m (weak or mixed, genitive Grafen or (nonstandard) Grafs, plural Grafen)

1. (mathematics) Alternative spelling of Graph

Declension

Declension of Graf [masculine, weak // mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Graf	die	Grafen
genitive	eines	des	Grafen, Grafs1	der	Grafen
dative	einem	dem	Grafen, Graf1	den	Grafen
accusative	einen	den	Grafen, Graf1	die	Grafen

¹Nonstandard.

Noun

Graf n (strong, genitive Grafs, plural Grafe)

1. (linguistics) Alternative spelling of Graph

Declension

Declension of Graf [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Graf	die	Grafe
genitive	eines	des	Grafs	der	Grafe
dative	einem	dem	Graf	den	Grafen
accusative	ein	das	Graf	die	Grafe

Usage notes

• The spelling Graf has been an optional spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform) as of 2006.

Further reading

• “Graf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Graf (Titel, Beamter, Adliger)” in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German grap, from Old High German graf, northern variant of grab, from Proto-Germanic *grabą. Cognate with German Grab, Dutch graf, Plautdietsch Grauf, English grave, Danish grav, Icelandic gröf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʀaːf/
  • Rhymes: -aːf

Noun

Graf n (plural Griewer)

1. grave