comte

Etymology

Borrowed from French comte. Doublet of count.

Noun

comte (plural comtes)

1. A French count.

Anagrams

• Comet, comet

Etymology

From Old Occitan comte, from Latin comes, comitem.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

comte m (plural comtes, feminine comtessa)

1. count, earl

Etymology

From Old French comte, conte, from Latin comitem, accusative of comes.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃t/

Noun

comte m (plural comtes, feminine comtesse)

1. count, earl

Further reading

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

Alternative forms

• conte
• cunte
• cante

Etymology

From Latin comitem, accusative singular of comes (the nominative singular cuens or cons is from the Latin nominative comes).

Noun

comte m (oblique plural comtes, nominative singular cuens, nominative plural comte)

1. count; earl

Etymology

From Latin comes, comitem.

Noun

comte m (oblique plural comtes, nominative singular comtes, nominative plural comte)

1. count (nobleman)