contesse

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Italian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /konˈtes.se/
  • Rhymes: -esse
  • Hyphenation: con‧tés‧se

Noun[edit]

contesse f pl

  1. plural of contessa

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /konˈtɛs.se/
  • Rhymes: -ɛsse
  • Hyphenation: con‧tès‧se

Verb[edit]

contesse

  1. third-person singular present indicative of contessere

Middle French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French contesse; equivalent to conte +‎ -esse.

Noun[edit]

contesse f (plural contesses)

  1. countess (wife of a count)

Descendants[edit]

  • French: comtesse
    • → Danish: komtesse
    • → English: comtesse
    • → Turkish: kontes

References[edit]

  • comtesse on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Old French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

conte +‎ -esse.

Noun[edit]

contesse oblique singular, f (oblique plural contesses, nominative singular contesse, nominative plural contesses)

  1. countess (wife of a count)

Descendants[edit]

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