different between graff vs gnaff

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????f/
• (US, Northern England) IPA^(key): /??æf/
• Rhymes: -??f, -æf
• Homophones: graph

Etymology 1

Older variant of graft, q.v.

Noun

graff (plural graffs)

1. (botany, archaic) Alternative form of graft

Verb

graff (third-person singular simple present graffs, present participle graffing, simple past and past participle graffed)

1. (botany, archaic) Alternative form of graft

Etymology 2

From German Graf (“count”).

Noun

graff (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) A steward; an overseer.
   • 1559-1566, John Knox, History of the Reformation in Scotland

     [A prince] is nothing but a servant, overseer, or grieve, and not the head, which is a title belonging only to Christ.

Etymology 3

Noun

graff (uncountable)

1. (slang) Clipping of graffiti.

French

Noun

graff m (plural graffs)

1. (slang) Clipping of graffiti

Derived terms

• graffer

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Cognate with German grob, Dutch grof.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??af/, [???f]

  Rhymes: -?f

Adjective

graff (masculine graffen, neuter grafft, comparative méi graff, superlative am graffsten)

1. rough, coarse
2. coarse, vulgar, crude
3. rugged, hard-wearing

Declension

Welsh

Etymology 1

Borrowing from English graph.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?raf/

Noun

graff m (plural graffau or graffiau)

1. graph (mathematical diagram)

Mutation

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ra?f/

Noun

graff

1. Soft mutation of craff.

Mutation

English

Etymology

Origin obscure. Compare gnoff.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æf

Noun

gnaff (plural gnaffs)

1. Any small or stunted object.