contessa
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See also: Contessa
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Italian contessa. Doublet of countess.
Noun[edit]
contessa (plural contessas)
- A countess, often specifically an Italian countess
- Coordinate term: conte
- 2007 January 8, Jack Anderson, “Ruthanna Boris, Versatile Ballet Russe Dancer, Dies at 88”, in New York Times[1]:
- […] Ms. Boris choreographed a tale about a haughty contessa who tries to seduce a young man with wondrous perfumes.
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Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Medieval Latin comitissa.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
contessa f (plural contesse)
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Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
contessa
- inflection of contessere:
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- Rhymes:Italian/essa
- Rhymes:Italian/essa/3 syllables
- Italian lemmas
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- Rhymes:Italian/ɛssa
- Rhymes:Italian/ɛssa/3 syllables
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