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Noun

compte m ‎(plural comptes)

1. account
2. care

French

Etymology

From Middle French compte, from Old French conte (with the 'mp' added back to reflect Latin computus). Cf. also the form conte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃t/

Noun

compte m ‎(plural comptes)

1. an account
2. a count (ie. the action of counting)

Derived terms

Verb

compte

1. first-person singular present indicative of compter
2. third-person singular present indicative of compter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of compter
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of compter
5. second-person singular imperative of compter

Latin

Adjective

compte

1. vocative masculine singular of comptus

References

• compte in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “compte”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Middle French

Etymology 1

From Old French conte, with the mp added back to reflect the Latin computus.

Noun

compte m (plural comptes)

1. account (financial)
2. tale; story

Etymology 2

From Old French comte, with the p added under the influence of etymology 1. No p in the Latin etymon comes, comitem.

Noun

compte m (plural comptes)

1. Alternative form of conte (nobleman)

Norman

Etymology

Borrowing from French compte, from Latin computus.

Noun

compte m ‎(plural comptes)

1. (Jersey) account