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Italian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konˈtes.se/
- Rhymes: -esse
- Hyphenation: con‧tés‧se
Noun
contesse f pl
- plural of contessa
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konˈtɛs.se/
- Rhymes: -ɛsse
- Hyphenation: con‧tès‧se
Verb
contesse
- third-person singular present indicative of contessere
Middle French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French contesse; equivalent to conte + -esse.
Noun
contesse f (plural contesses)
- countess (wife of a count)
Descendants
References
- comtesse on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
conte + -esse.
Noun
contesse oblique singular, f (oblique plural contesses, nominative singular contesse, nominative plural contesses)
- countess (wife of a count)
Descendants