Contionary:grääfe

Enventian

Alternative forms

• gra̋fe

Etymology

From Old Enventian græ̂fiô, from Proto-West Germanic *garāfijō.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈgɾɛːfə]

Noun

grääfe m (masculine plural grääfen, femenine grääfine, femenine plural grääfinen)

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

Derived terms

• landgrääfe
• scérgrääfe
• hjosgrääfe
• bourggrääfe
• merkgrääfe
• grääfscep
• grääfhjos

Derived placenames

• Grääfstäd
• Grääfskap

Inflection

3rd (e stem) Declension
case	singular	plural
Nominative	grääfe	grääfen
Accusative	grääfan	grääfes
Genitive	grääfs	grääfe
Dative	grääfne	grääfu
Instrumental1	grääfu	grääfu

¹Rare, only used in some set phrases