Contionary:gräfe

Enventian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *garāfijō, probably influenced by German Graf.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˌˈgɾæfe]
  • (South) IPA: [ˈgɾæfə]

Noun

gräfe masc. (fem.: gräfine, masc. plural: gräfen, fem. plural: gräfinen)

1. local councilor (of a municipality or county)
2. (historical) bailiff
3. (historical) tax collector

Derived terms

• lándgräfe
• skérgräfe
• haüsgräfe
• bourggräfe
• märkgräfe
• gräfskapf
• gräfhaüs

Derived placenames

• Gräfstäd
• Kapf vo Gräf

Inflection

3rd (e stem) Declension
case	singular	plural
Nominative	gräfe	gräfen
Accusative	gräfan	gräfas
Genitive	gräfs	gräfe
Dative	gräfne	gräfy
Instrumental	gräfy	gräfy