Graf
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Proper nounEdit
Graf (countable and uncountable, plural Grafs)
- (countable) A surname.
- A city in Iowa, United States
See alsoEdit
AnagramsEdit
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle High German grâve.
NounEdit
Graf m (weak, genitive Grafen, plural Grafen, feminine Gräfin)
- count (member of German nobility)
- earl (a British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Graf [masculine, weak]
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Proper nounEdit
Graf m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Grafs or (with an article) Graf, feminine genitive Graf, plural Grafs)
- A surname.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Graf [masculine // feminine, surname]
singular | plural | |||||||
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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 3Edit
NounEdit
Graf m (weak or mixed, genitive Grafen or (nonstandard) Grafs, plural Grafen)
- (mathematics) Alternative spelling of Graph
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Graf [masculine, weak // mixed]
NounEdit
Graf n (strong, genitive Grafs, plural Grafe)
- (linguistics) Alternative spelling of Graph
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Graf [neuter, strong]
Usage notesEdit
- The spelling Graf has been an optional spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform) as of 2006.
Further readingEdit
- “Graf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Graf (Titel, Beamter, Adliger)” in Duden online
LuxembourgishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
Graf n (plural Griewer)