Gaugraf

German

Etymology

From Middle High German göugrâve (“count of a district”), from göu (“district”) + grâve (“count”), itself a calque of Latin cōmēs pāgī (“count of the village”). Equivalent to Gau (“shire, district”) +‎ Graf (“count”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡaʊ̯ɡʀaːf/
Hyphenation: Gau‧graf

Noun

Gaugraf m (genitive Gaugrafen, plural Gaugrafen, feminine Gaugräfin)

(historical) count of a shire or district, local judge

Declension

Declension of Gaugraf

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

References

Gaugraf in Duden online

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