comté

common nounproper noun

Syllable Decomposition

com

(15th century) existed in Old French in the form conté. Derived from comte, suffixed by « -é ». The first comes from (8th century) comes (« territory administered by a count ») and whose classical meaning was (« suite of a prince », « court »).

Definitions

toponymie‎

Synonym

gruyère de Comté

Feminine

Plural

comtés

Translations

  • englishenglish:county
  • polishpolish:powiat

See also

comitat (cn.) comtat (cn.) comtal (adj.) graphe (cn.)