contessa

See also: Contessa

English

Etymology

From Italian contessa. Doublet of countess.

Noun

contessa (plural contessas)

1. A countess, often specifically an Italian countess

   Coordinate term: conte

   • 2007 January 8, Jack Anderson, “Ruthanna Boris, Versatile Ballet Russe Dancer, Dies at 88”, in New York Times‎:

     […] Ms. Boris choreographed a tale about a haughty contessa who tries to seduce a young man with wondrous perfumes.

Anagrams

• Secotans, Cantoses, costeans

Italian

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin comitissa. Cognate with Sicilian cuntissa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈtes.sa/
• Rhymes: -essa
• Hyphenation: con‧tés‧sa

Noun

contessa f (plural contesse)

1. countess

See also

• conte
• contessina

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈtɛs.sa/
• Rhymes: -ɛssa
• Hyphenation: con‧tès‧sa

Verb

contessa

1. inflection of contessere:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• contasse, nascoste