burcgrave

Middle High German

FWOTD – 10 July 2015

Etymology

From Old High German burggrāfo, burggrāfio. Equivalent to burc (“castle”) +‎ grâve (“count”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /burkɡraːvə/
IPA^(key): /burɡɡraːvə/ (Alemannic dialects)

Noun

burcgrâve m

burgrave

Declension

Declension of burcgrâve

Case \ Number	singular	plural
nominative	burcgrâve	burcgrâven
accusative	burcgrâven	burcgrâven
genitive	burcgrâven	burcgrâven
dative	burcgrâven	burcgrâven

Descendants

English: burgrave, burggrave
Czech: purkrabě, purkrabí
?Middle Dutch: burchgrave
Middle French: bourchgrave, bourgrave
- French: burgrave
German: Burggraf
Medieval Latin: burgrāvius
- ?Ido: burgravo
- Italian: burgravio
Slovak: purkgróf

References

“burcgrâve” Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Wilhelm Müller, and Friedrich Zarncke. Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke. Vol. 1. S. Hirzel, 1863.
“burgrave” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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