Borrowed from French comtesse and Italian contessa. By surface analysis, conte + -esă.
contesă f (plural contese, masculine equivalent conte)
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (o) contesă | contesa | (niște) contese | contesele |
genitive/dative | (unei) contese | contesei | (unor) contese | conteselor |
vocative | contesă, conteso | conteselor |