contessa
See also: Contessa
English edit
Etymology edit
From Italian contessa. Doublet of countess.
Noun edit
contessa (plural contessas)
- A countess, often specifically an Italian countess
- Coordinate term: conte
- 2007 January 8, Jack Anderson, “Ruthanna Boris, Versatile Ballet Russe Dancer, Dies at 88”, in New York Times[1]:
- […] Ms. Boris choreographed a tale about a haughty contessa who tries to seduce a young man with wondrous perfumes.
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Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Medieval Latin comitissa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
contessa f (plural contesse)
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Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
contessa
- inflection of contessere: