Graph
See also: graph and -graph
German
Alternative forms
- Graf (since the spelling reform of 1996)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʁaːf/
Audio (file) - Homophone: Graf
Noun
Graph m (weak or mixed, genitive Graphen or (nonstandard) Graphs, plural Graphen)
- (mathematics) graph
Usage notes
The word may be declined, according to the weak or the strong pattern. The former is more original and standard, while the latter is often found in non-standard usage.
Declension
Declension of Graph [masculine, weak // mixed]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Graph | die | Graphen |
| genitive | eines | des | Graphen, Graphs1 | der | Graphen |
| dative | einem | dem | Graphen, Graph1 | den | Graphen |
| accusative | einen | den | Graphen, Graph1 | die | Graphen |
1Nonstandard.
Noun
Graph n (strong, genitive Graphs, plural Graphe)
- (linguistics) glyph (symbol as the smallest unit in a text which has not yet been classified as a grapheme)
Declension
Declension of Graph [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Graph | die | Graphe |
| genitive | eines | des | Graphs | der | Graphe |
| dative | einem | dem | Graph | den | Graphen |
| accusative | ein | das | Graph | die | Graphe |
Further reading
- “Graph” in Duden online
- “Graph” in Duden online
- “Graph” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache