vizcondesa

Spanish

Etymology

From vizconde (“viscount”) +‎ -esa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biθkonˈdesa/ [biθ.kõn̪ˈd̪e.sa] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /biskonˈdesa/ [bis.kõn̪ˈd̪e.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: viz‧con‧de‧sa

Noun

vizcondesa f (plural vizcondesas, masculine vizconde, masculine plural vizcondes)

1. viscountess

Related terms

• condado
• conde
• condesa
• vizcondado

Further reading

• “vizconde”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10