burcgrave
Middle High German
Etymology
From Old High German burggrāfo, burggrāfio. Equivalent to burc (“castle”) + grâve (“count”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /burkɡraːvə/
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Noun
burcgrâve m
Declension
Declension of burcgrâve
| 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
- 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 Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.