Graf

See also: graf, graaf, gráf, and -graf

English

Proper noun

Graf

A surname.
A city in Iowa

Anagrams

frag

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡraːf/, [ɡʁäːf], [ɡräːf], [-ɑː-]
Homophone: Graph

Etymology 1

From Middle High German grâve, from Old High German grāfio, from Latin graphio, ultimately from Byzantine Greek γραφεύς (grapheús, “scribe”).

Noun

Graf m (genitive Grafen, plural Grafen, feminine Gräfin)

count (member of German nobility)

Declension

Declension of Graf

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

Derived terms

Markgraf

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Graf ? (genitive Graf)

A surname.

Etymology 3

Noun

Graf m (genitive Grafs, plural Grafe)

Alternative spelling of Graph (smallest unit in a text)

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German graf, northern variant of grab, from Proto-Germanic *grabą. Cognate with German Grab, Dutch graf, Plautdietsch Grauf, English grave, Danish grav, Icelandic gröf.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡʀaːf/
- Rhymes: -aːf

Noun

Graf n (plural Griewer)

grave

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