Graf

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

English

Proper noun

Graf

1. A surname
2. A city in Iowa

Anagrams

• frag

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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, female Gräfin)

1. count (member of German nobility)

Derived terms

• Markgraf

Etymology 2

Proper noun

1. a surname

Etymology 3

Noun

Graf m (genitive Grafs, plural Grafe)

1. Alternative spelling of Graph (smallest unit in a text)

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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