comtesse

See also: cometesse and Comtesse

French

Etymology

From comte (“earl”) +‎ -esse (“-ess”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.tɛs/
Rhymes: -ɛs
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Noun

comtesse f (plural comtesses, masculine comte)

countess

Descendants

→ Danish: komtesse
→ Turkish: kontes

Further reading

“comtesse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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