Burggräfin

German

Etymology

Burggraf (“burgrave”) +‎ -in (“feminine suffix”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbʊrkɡrɛːfɪn] (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): [-ɡreːfɪn] (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Burg‧grä‧fin

Noun

Burggräfin f (genitive Burggräfin, plural Burggräfinnen, masculine Burggraf)

  1. (historical) wife of a burgrave (a castellan or a military commander of a royal or episcopal castle)

Declension
Declension of Burggräfin [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Burggräfin die Burggräfinnen
genitive einer der Burggräfin der Burggräfinnen
dative einer der Burggräfin den Burggräfinnen
accusative eine die Burggräfin die Burggräfinnen

References
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