Burggraf

German

Etymology

From Middle High German burcgrâve, from Old High German burggrāfo, burggrāfio. Equivalent to Burg (“castle”) +‎ Graf (“count”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbʊrkɡraːf]
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Burg‧graf

Noun

Burggraf m (genitive Burggrafen, plural Burggrafen, feminine Burggräfin)

(historical) a male burgrave (a military governor or commander of a castle, fortress or medieval fortified town, especially within the Holy Roman Empire)
similar to a French chatelain or Late Middle English castellan

Declension

Declension of Burggraf

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Burggraf	die	Burggrafen
genitive	eines	des	Burggrafen	der	Burggrafen
dative	einem	dem	Burggrafen	den	Burggrafen
accusative	einen	den	Burggrafen	die	Burggrafen

References

Burggraf in Duden online
“Burggraf” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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