Middle High German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈɡøy̯ɡraːvə/, /ˈɡøy̯ɡraːfə/

Noun

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göugrāve m

  1. a count of a district, local judge

Declension

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Descendants

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  • German: Gaugraf
  • Medieval Latin: gōgrāvius

References

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