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Galician
Etymology
From duque (“duke”) + -esa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /duˈkesa/
- Rhymes: -esa
- Hyphenation: du‧que‧sa
Noun
duquesa f (plural duquesas)
- female equivalent of duque (“duchess”)
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “duquesa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “duquesa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “duquesa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “duquesa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Portuguese
Etymology
From duque (“duke”) + -esa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ezɐ
- Hyphenation: du‧que‧sa
Noun
duquesa f (plural duquesas)
- duchess (female spouse or widow of a duke)
- duchess (female ruler of a duchy)
Further reading
- “duquesa”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “duquesa”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “duquesa” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “duquesa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “duquesa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “duquesa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
From duque (“duke”) + -esa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /duˈkesa/
- Rhymes: -esa
- Syllabification: du‧que‧sa
Noun
duquesa f (plural duquesas, masculine duque, masculine plural duques)
- duchess
Further reading