compte

Etymology

From Latin computus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈkom.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈkom.te/
• Homophone: comte

Noun

compte m (plural comptes)

1. count (act of counting or tallying something)
2. count (a quantity counted)
3. care (close attention)

   Synonym: cura

4. account (sum of money deposited at a bank)
5. bill, invoice

Interjection

compte

1. watch out!, be careful!

Further reading

• “compte” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Etymology

From Middle French compte, from Old French conte (with the 'mp' added back to reflect Latin computus). Cf. also the form conte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃t/

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• Homophones: comptent, comptes, comte, comtes, conte, content, contes

Noun

compte m (plural comptes)

1. an account
2. a count (ie. the action of counting)

Verb

compte

1. first-person singular present indicative of compter
2. third-person singular present indicative of compter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of compter
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of compter
5. second-person singular imperative of compter

Further reading

• “compte” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Adjective

compte

1. vocative masculine singular of comptus

References

• compte in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• compte in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Etymology 1

From Old French conte, with the mp added back to reflect the Latin computus.

Etymology 2

From Old French comte, with the p added under the influence of etymology 1. No p in the Latin etymon comes, comitem.

Etymology

Borrowed from French compte, from Latin computus.

Noun

compte m (plural comptes)

1. (Jersey) account