English

Noun

Comte ‎(plural Comtes)

1. A title for a French count

Catalan

Noun

comte m ‎(plural comtes, feminine comtessa)

1. count, earl

French

Etymology

From Old French comte, from Latin comes, comitem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃t/

Noun

comte m ‎(plural comtes, feminine comtesse)

1. count, earl

Old French

Alternative forms

• conte
• cunte

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. count; earl

Descendants

• English: count (borrowed)
• French: comte

Old Provençal

Etymology

From Latin comes, comitem.

Noun

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

1. count (nobleman)

Descendants

• Catalan: comte
• Occitan: comte