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contesse

Italian

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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contesse f pl

  1. plural of contessa

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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

Verb

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contesse

  1. third-person singular present indicative of contessere

Middle English

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Noun

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contesse

  1. Alternative form of countesse

Middle French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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contesse f (plural contesses)

  1. countess (wife of a count)

Descendants

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

References

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

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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conte +‎ -esse.

Noun

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

  1. countess (wife of a count)

Descendants

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