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

English

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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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

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Anagrams

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German

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Middle High German grâve, from Old High German grāfio.

Noun

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Graf m (weak, genitive Grafen, plural Grafen, diminutive Gräfchen n or Gräflein n, feminine Gräfin)

  1. count (a member of the German nobility)
  2. earl (a British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess)
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Ottoman Turkish: غروف (gorof)
  • Kashubian: graf
  • Russian: граф (graf)

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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

  1. a surname
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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

  1. (mathematics) Alternative spelling of Graph
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Noun

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Graf n (strong, genitive Grafs, plural Grafe)

  1. (linguistics) Alternative spelling of Graph
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Further reading

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German graf, 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.

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Noun

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Graf n (plural Griewer)

  1. grave
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Further reading

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  • Graf in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire