grāfs
See also: grafs
Latvian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German Graf (“count”), itself from Old High German grāfio (“ruler (of a region)”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
editgrāfs m (1st declension, feminine form: grāfiene)
- count, earl (nobility title, above viscount and under marquess; corresponding nobleman)
- grāfs Ferdinands fon Cepelīns ― count Ferdinand von Zeppelin
- Antons, septītais grāfs Šaftesburis ― Anthony, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
- še jaunais grāfs salīga veselu pusduci meistaru ― here the young count hired a whole half a dozen craftsmen
- pilī savas tradīcijas, un tās neviens nevar grozīt; liekas, arī pats grāfs ne ― in the castle (are) its traditions, and nobody can change them; apparently, not even the count
Declension
editDeclension of grāfs (1st declension)
Derived terms
editSee also
edit- nobility titles: