"comte" meaning in French

See comte in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɔ̃t/ Audio: Fr-comte.ogg Forms: comtes [plural], comtesse [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French comte, conte, from Latin comitem. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|comte|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French comte, {{inh+|fr|fro|comte}} Inherited from Old French comte, {{inh|fr|la|comes|comitem}} Latin comitem Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=comtesse}} comte m (plural comtes, feminine comtesse)
  1. count, earl Tags: masculine Related terms: comté (english: county), vicomte (english: viscount)
    Sense id: en-comte-fr-noun-ck8hYDo6 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Nobility

Inflected forms

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      "roman": "kōnt",
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      "word": "کنت"
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      "word": "kont"
    }
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        "ts": ""
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    {
      "args": {
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      "form": "comtes",
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    },
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          "english": "county",
          "translation": "county",
          "word": "comté"
        },
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          "translation": "viscount",
          "word": "vicomte"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/kɔ̃t/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "compte"
    },
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      "homophone": "comptent"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "comtes"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "conte"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "content"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "contes"
    }
  ],
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      "lang_code": "fa",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
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      "form": "comtes",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "comtesse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "english": "county",
      "translation": "county",
      "word": "comté"
    },
    {
      "english": "viscount",
      "translation": "viscount",
      "word": "vicomte"
    }
  ],
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        "French terms inherited from Old French",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    },
    {
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "comtes"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "conte"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "content"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "contes"
    }
  ],
  "word": "comte"
}

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