göugrave

Middle High German

FWOTD – 29 May 2019

Etymology

göu (“district”) +‎ grāve (“count”), calque of Latin cōmēs pāgī (count of the village).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈɡøːʏ̯ɡraːvə/, /ˈɡøːʏ̯ɡraːfə/

Noun

göugrāve m

  1. a count of a district, local judge

Declension

Declension of göugrāve (weak masculine)
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein dër göugrāve die göugrāven
genitive eines dës göugrāven dër göugrāven
dative eime dëm göugrāven dën göugrāven
accusative einen dën göugrāven die göugrāven

Descendants

  • German: Gaugraf
  • → Medieval Latin: gōgrāvius

References

  • Lexer, M. (1908). Mittelhochdeutsches taschenwörterbuch (Vol. 1). S. Hirzel. 83
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