conte

conte

See also: Conte, conté, and Conté

Aragonese

Etymology

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

Noun

conte m (feminine contesa)

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

Related terms

• vizconte
• condato

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin computus, or from the verb contar.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

conte m (plural contes)

1. tale; story

   Synonym: rondalla

Derived terms

• conte d’indis
• contista

Further reading

• “conte” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “conte”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “conte” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “conte” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃t/

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• Homophones: comptent, comptes, comte, comtes, compte, content, contes

Etymology 1

From Middle French conte, from Old French conte, compte, derived from the verb conter, compter, or from Latin computus. See compte.

Noun

conte m (plural contes)

1. tale; story

Derived terms

• conte de bonne femme
• conte de fées (“fairy-tale”)
• conte moral

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

conte

1. inflection of conter:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “conte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkon.te/
• Rhymes: -onte
• Hyphenation: cón‧te

Etymology 1

From Latin comitem.

Noun

conte m (plural conti, feminine contessa)

1. count (rank)
2. earl

Related terms

• contado
• visconte

See also

• duca
• barone
• marchese

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

conte

1. plural of conta

Further reading

• conte in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• conte in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• conte in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• conte in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• conte in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• conte in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• cento, tecno-

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.te/, [ˈkɔn̪t̪ɛ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.te/, [ˈkɔn̪t̪e]

Noun

conte

1. vocative singular of contus

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *kunta (“vagina”), from Proto-Germanic *kuntǭ.

Noun

conte f

1. vagina, also generally sex organ

Descendants

• Dutch: kont

Further reading

• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “conte”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Middle English

Noun

conte

1. Alternative form of cunte

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Middle French

Etymology 1

From Old French conte, compte.

Noun

conte f (plural contes)

1. story; tale; fable

Etymology 2

From Old French comte.

Noun

conte m (plural contes)

1. count (nobleman)

Descendants

• French: comte

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Old French

Alternative forms

• cunte (all senses, Anglo-Norman)

Etymology 1

First attested circa 980 as compte. Deverbal of conter[1].

Noun

conte m (oblique plural contes, nominative singular contes, nominative plural conte)

1. story; tale; fable
2. count (record of a number or amount)
   • 12^th Century, Unknown, Raoul de Cambrai:

     Tant en asamble n'en sai conte tenir.

     He got together so many that I can't keep count

References

1. Etymology and history of “compte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Etymology 2

See comte.

Noun

conte m (oblique plural contes, nominative singular cuens, nominative plural conte)

1. Alternative form of comte

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkõ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkõ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkõ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkõ.t(ɨ)/

• Hyphenation: con‧te

Verb

conte

1. inflection of contar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

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Romanian

Etymology

From French comte.

Noun

conte m (plural conți)

1. count, earl

Declension

Declension of conte

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) conte	conteul	(niște) conți	conții
genitive/dative	(unui) conte	conteului	(unor) conți	conților
vocative	conteule		conților