dogaressa
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English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Italian dogaressa, from Venetan dogaresa, from Medieval Latin ducarissa, a feminine of dux (“ruler”). Doublet of dogess and duchess.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌdəʊɡəˈɹɛsə/, /ˌdəʊʒəˈɹɛsə/, /ˌdəʊdʒəˈɹɛsə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌdoʊɡəˈɹɛsə/, /ˌdoʊʒəˈɹɛsə/, /ˌdoʊdʒəˈɹɛsə/
- Rhymes: -ɛsə
Noun
dogaressa (plural dogaressas)
- (historical) The wife of a doge.
- Synonym: dogess
Italian
Etymology
Venetan dogaresa, from Medieval Latin ducarissa, from dux (“ruler”) + -issa (feminine suffix), with an additional infix. By surface analysis, doge + -essa. Doublet of duchessa.
Pronunciation
Noun
dogaressa f (plural dogaresse)
- (historical) dogaressa, dogess (the wife of a doge)