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=== Etymological derivations from the Latin {{lang|la|comes}} === {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" | [[Language]] ! width=250pt | Male title ! scope="col" | Female title/Spouse ! scope="col" | Territory/Notes |- ! scope="row" | [[Albanian language|Albanian]] | {{lang|sq|Kont}} | {{lang|sq|Konteshë}} | {{lang|sq|Konte}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Armenian language|Armenian]] | {{lang|hy|Կոմս}} ({{lang|hy-Latn|Koms}}) | {{lang|hy|Կոմսուհի}} ({{lang|hy-Latn|Komsuhi}}) | |- ! scope="row" | [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] | {{lang|bg|Кмет}} ({{lang|bg-Latn|Kmet}}), present meaning: mayor;<br>medieval (9th-century) {{lang|bg|Комит}} ({{lang|bg-Latn|Komit}}): hereditary provincial ruler | {{lang|bg|Кметица}} ({{lang|bg-Latn|Kmetitsa}}), woman mayor<br>{{lang|bg|Кметша}} ({{lang|bg-Latn|Kmetsha}}), mayor's wife | {{lang|bg|Кметство}} ({{lang|bg-Latn|Kmetstvo}}); medieval {{lang|bg|Комитат}} ({{lang|bg-Latn|Komitat}}) |- ! scope="row" | [[Catalan language|Catalan]] | {{lang|ca|Comte}} | {{lang|ca|Comtessa}} | {{lang|ca|Comtat}} |- ! scope="row" | [[English language|English]] | ''Count'' | Countess (even where Earl applies) | ''Earldom'' for an Earl; ''Countship'' or ''county'' for a count. ([[County]] persists in English-speaking countries as a sub-national administrative division.)<br>"Count" applies to titles granted by monarchies other than the British, for which [[Earl]] applies. |- ! scope="row" | [[French language|French]] | {{lang|fr|Comte}} | {{lang|fr|Comtesse}} | {{lang|fr|Comté}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Greek language|Greek]] | {{lang|grc|Κόμης}} ({{lang|grc-Latn|Kómēs}}) | {{lang|grc|Κόμησσα}} ({{lang|grc-Latn|Kómēssa}}) | {{lang|grc|Κομητεία}} ({{lang|grc-Latn|Komēteía}}); in the [[Ionian Islands]] the corresponding [[Italian language|Italianate]] terms {{lang|grc|κόντες}} {{lang|grc-Latn|kóntes}}, {{lang|grc|κοντέσσα}} {{lang|grc-Latn|kontéssa}} were used instead. |- ! scope="row" | [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] | {{lang|hu|Vikomt}} | {{lang|hu|Vikomtessz}} | Actually meaning viscount. These forms are now archaic or literary; {{lang|hu|Gróf}} is used instead. |- ! scope="row" | [[Irish language|Irish]] | {{lang|ga|Cunta}} | {{lang|ga|Cuntaois}} | Honorary title only. |- ! scope="row" | [[Italian language|Italian]] | {{lang|it|Conte}} | {{lang|it|Contessa}} | {{lang|it|Contea}}, {{lang|it|Contado}} |- ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | '''[[Latin]]'''<br> (medieval and later; not classical) | {{lang|la|[[Comes]]}} | {{lang|la|Comitissa}} | {{lang|la|Comitatus}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Maltese language|Maltese]] | {{lang|mt|Konti}} | {{lang|mt|Kontessa}} | |- ! scope="row" | [[Monegasque language|Monegasque]] | {{lang|lij-MC|Conte}} | {{lang|lij-MC|Contessa}} | |- ! scope="row" | [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] | {{lang|pt|[[#In Iberia|Conde]]}} | {{lang|pt|Condessa}} | {{lang|pt|Condado}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Romanian language|Romanian]] | {{lang|ro|Conte}} | {{lang|ro|Contesă}} | {{lang|ro|Comitat}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Romansh language|Romansh]] | {{lang|rm|Cont}} | {{lang|rm|Contessa}} | |- ! scope="row" | [[Spanish language|Spanish]] | {{lang|es|[[#In Iberia|Conde]]}} | {{lang|es|Condesa}} | {{lang|es|Condado}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Turkish language|Turkish]] | {{lang|tr|Kont}} | {{lang|tr|Kontes}} | {{lang|tr|Kontluk}} |}
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