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German
Etymology
From Middle High German göugrâve (“count of a district”), from göu (“district”) + grâve (“count”), itself a calque of Latin cōmēs pāgī (“count of the village”). Equivalent to Gau (“shire, district”) + Graf (“count”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaʊ̯ɡʁaːf/
- Hyphenation: Gau‧graf
Noun
Gaugraf m (weak, genitive Gaugrafen, plural Gaugrafen, feminine Gaugräfin)
- (historical) count of a shire or district, local judge
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