conde

Noun

conde (plural condes)

1. Alternative spelling of conn
2. The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the."

   The officer of the deck has the conde of the vessel.

   The captain took the conde when he reached the bridge.

Verb

conde (third-person singular simple present condes, present participle conding, simple past and past participle conded)

1. (transitive, rare) To direct a ship.

   The pilot conded the ship safely into the harbor.

Anagrams

• CODEN, coend, coned, decon, onced

Etymology

From Latin comes, comitem.

Noun

conde m (plural condes)

1. count (the male ruler of a county)

Verb

conde

1. second-person singular present active imperative of condō

Verb

conde

1. inflection of connen:
   1. first-person and third-person singular past indicative
   2. first-person and third-person singular past subjunctive

Alternative forms

• comde (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese conde (“county”), from Latin comitem, accusative of comes (“companion”).

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkõ.de/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkõ.dɨ/

Noun

conde m (plural condes, feminine condessa, feminine plural condessas)

1. count (the male ruler of a county)

Etymology

From Latin comitem (the 'o' being stressed and the 'i' disappearing), accusative of comes (“companion”). Ultimately cognate of count (nobility).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈko̞n.de̞]
• See also: dónde, donde, esconde, responde

Noun

conde m (plural condes, feminine condesa, feminine plural condesas)

1. count (nobility); countess in the feminine sense.