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 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
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkon.de/, [ˈkɔn.dɛ]
Middle Dutch
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- comde (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese conde (“count”), from Latin comitem, accusative of comes (“companion”).
Pronunciation
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkõ.de/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkõ.dɨ/
Noun
conde m (plural condes, feminine condessa, feminine plural condessas)
- count (the male ruler of a county)
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin comitem (the 'o' being stressed and the 'i' disappearing), accusative of comes (“companion”). Ultimately cognate to English count (nobility).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkonde/, [ˈkõn̪d̪e]
Further reading
- “conde” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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