Grafenwerth

German

Grafenwerth (18th-century map)

Grafenwerth

Etymology

By surface analysis, Graf (“count”) +‎ -en- +‎ Werth (“river island”).

The modern name came into use in the early 19th century.

Prior to that, the island was locally known as Mittelwerth, Graff or Groff.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Gra‧fen‧werth

Proper noun

Grafenwerth n (proper noun, genitive Grafenwerths or (optionally with an article) Grafenwerth)

1. An island in the river Rhine (between Rolandswerth and Bad Honnef) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Declension

Declension of Grafenwerth [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Grafenwerth
genitive	des	Grafenwerths, Grafenwerth1
dative	dem	Grafenwerth
accusative	das	Grafenwerth

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Grafenwerther
  • Grafenwertherin

Related terms

• Grafenwörth, Grafenau, Grafenegg, Grafenstaden, Grafenschachen
• Werther, Werthenstein, Wertingen, Wörthsee, Wörthersee
• Kaiserswerth, Nonnenwerth, Rolandswerth
• Donauwörth, Maria Wörth