Contionary:grääfe

Enventian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˌˈgɾæfɛ], [ˌˈgɾæfə]
  • (South) IPA: [ˈgʀɛːfə]

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	grääfe	{{{2}}}en
Accusative	gräfan	{{{2}}}es
Genitive	gräfs	{{{2}}}e
Dative	gräfne	{{{2}}}u
Instrumental1	gräfu	{{{2}}}u

¹Rare, only used in some set phrases