conde
English
Noun
conde (plural condes)
- Alternative spelling of conn
- The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the."
- The officer of the deck has the conde of the vessel.
- The captain took the conde when he reached the bridge.
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese conde (“count”), from Latin comitem, accusative of comes (“companion”).
Noun
conde m (plural condes, feminine condesa, feminine plural condesas)
- count (the male ruler of a county)
Related terms
Further reading
- “conde” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkon.de/, [ˈkɔn̪d̪ɛ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkon.de/, [ˈkɔn̪d̪e]
Middle Dutch
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- comde (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese conde (“count”), from Latin comitem, accusative of comes (“companion”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkõ.d͡ʒi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkõ.de/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkõ.d(ɨ)/
Noun
conde m (plural condes, feminine condessa, feminine plural condessas)
- count (the male ruler of a county)
Related terms
Further reading
- “conde” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin comitem (> */ˈkɔm(e)de/ > /ˈkonde/). Old Spanish also had a diphthongized form cuende. Cognate with English count.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkonde/ [ˈkõn̪.d̪e]
- Rhymes: -onde
- Syllabification: con‧de
Verb
conde
- inflection of condir:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “conde”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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