The word 'countess' is a gender specific noun for a female.
The corresponding gender specific noun for a male is 'count'.
Countess---Masculine: CountFeminine: Countess
A countess's male counterpart is a count or an earl (equivalent British nobility).(It's not really an opposite, just the opposite gender.)
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.The gender specific noun for a female is countess.The corresponding gender specific noun for a male is count.
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female. Examples of gender nouns for a female that end with -ess are: countess, actress, waitress, princess, lioness
The singular possessive form is countess's.
Countess---Masculine: CountFeminine: Countess
Countess is female... Count is male.
It is countess.
She would be a Countess.
Countess is the opposite gender for earl.(I think).
A female count is called a countess.
A countess's male counterpart is a count or an earl (equivalent British nobility).(It's not really an opposite, just the opposite gender.)
Dutchess would be the opposite of Earl.
An earl is male. The equivalent title for a woman is 'countess'. Since earl is an English word it does not have a gender. The french word for an earl is un comte, the word for a countess is une comtesse.
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.The gender specific noun for a female is countess.The corresponding gender specific noun for a male is count.
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female. The gender specific noun for a male is count. The corresponding gender specific noun for a female is countess.
Count is a masculine word. A count is a nobleman equivalent in rank to an English earl. Countess is a feminine word