Graf

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

English

Proper noun

Graf

  1. A surname​.
  2. A city in Iowa

Anagrams

German

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

Etymology 1

From Middle High German grâve, from Old High German grāfio, from Proto-Germanic *grēfijô.

Noun

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

  1. 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

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Graf ? (genitive Graf)

  1. A surname​.

Etymology 3

Noun

Graf m (genitive Grafs, plural Grafe)

  1. 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)

  1. grave
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