contesse

Italian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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

Noun

contesse f pl

1. plural of contessa

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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

Verb

contesse

1. third-person singular present indicative of contessere

Middle English

Noun

contesse

1. Alternative form of countesse

Middle French

Alternative forms

• contese

Etymology

From Old French contesse; equivalent to conte +‎ -esse.

Noun

contesse f (plural contesses)

1. countess (wife of a count)

Descendants

• French: comtesse
  • → Danish: komtesse
  • → English: comtesse
  • → Turkish: kontes

References

• comtesse on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Old French

Alternative forms

• contesce, cuntesse

Etymology

conte +‎ -esse.

Noun

contesse oblique singular, f (oblique plural contesses, nominative singular contesse, nominative plural contesses)

1. countess (wife of a count)

Descendants

• Middle French: contesse, contese
  • French: comtesse
    • → Danish: komtesse
    • → English: comtesse
    • → Turkish: kontes
• → Middle English: countesse
  • English: countess