contesse

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

contesse f pl

plural of contessa

Pronunciation

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

Verb

contesse

third-person singular present indicative of contessere

Middle French

Alternative forms

contese

Etymology

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

Noun

contesse f (plural contesses)

countess (wife of a count)

Descendants

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

References

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

Old French

Alternative forms

contesce, cuntesse

Etymology

conte +‎ -esse.

Noun

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

countess (wife of a count)

Descendants

Middle French: contesse, contese
- French: comtesse
  - → Danish: komtesse
  - → English: comtesse
  - → Turkish: kontes

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