comtessa

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin comitissa. By surface analysis, comte (“count”) +‎ -essa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kumˈtɛ.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [komˈtə.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [komˈte.sa]
• Rhymes: -ɛsa
• Hyphenation: com‧tes‧sa

Noun

comtessa f (plural comtesses, masculine comte)

1. countess