comtessa

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

From Latin comitissa. By surface analysis, comte (“count”) +‎ -essa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): (Central) [kumˈtɛ.sə]
IPA^(key): (Balearic) [komˈtə.sə]
IPA^(key): (Valencian) [komˈte.sa]
Rhymes: -ɛsa
Hyphenation: com‧tes‧sa

Noun edit

comtessa f (plural comtesses, masculine comte)

countess

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