contesa

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See also: contesă

Aragonese

Noun

contesa f

  1. countess

Derived terms

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konˈte.za/, (traditional) /konˈte.sa/[1]
  • Rhymes: -eza, (traditional) -esa
  • Hyphenation: con‧té‧sa

Etymology 1

Noun use of the feminine singular of conteso, past participle of contendere.

Noun

contesa f (plural contese)

  1. quarrel, argument, dispute
  2. (literary) opposition, resistance

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

contesa f sg

  1. feminine singular of conteso

Adjective

contesa f sg

  1. feminine singular of conteso

References

  1. ^ contesa in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

Romanian

Pronunciation

Noun

contesa f

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of contesă