burcgrave

Middle High German

FWOTD – 10 July 2015

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German burggrāfo, burggrāfio. Equivalent to burc (“castle”) +‎ grâve (“count”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /burkɡraːvə/
• IPA^(key): /burɡɡraːvə/ (Alemannic dialects)

Noun

burcgrāve m

1. burgrave

Declension

Declension of burcgrāve (masculine, weak)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	dër	burcgrāve	die	burcgrāven
genitive	eines	dës	burcgrāven	dër	burcgrāven
dative	eime	dëm	burcgrāven	dën	burcgrāven
accusative	einen	dën	burcgrāven	die	burcgrāven

Descendants

• English: burgrave, burggrave
• Czech: purkrabě, purkrabí
• ?Middle Dutch: burchgrave
• Middle French: bourchgrave, bourgrave
  • French: burgrave
• German: Burggraf
• Medieval Latin: burgrāvius
  • ?Ido: burgravo
  • Italian: burgravio
• Slovak: purkgróf

References

• “burcgrâve” Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Wilhelm Müller, and Friedrich Zarncke. Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke. Vol. 1. S. Hirzel, 1863.
• “burgrave”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.