kurteisi
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Icelandic
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Etymology
[edit]The word was brought into Icelandic from the Old French curteisie as Icelanders were introduced to chivalric romances in the 13th century,[1] from Old French curteis, from Old French cortois (“courteous”), from Latin cortensis (“related to the court”).[2][3]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kurteisi f (genitive singular kurteisi, no plural)
Declension
[edit]declension of kurteisi
| f-w2 | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kurteisi | kurteisin |
| accusative | kurteisi | kurteisina |
| dative | kurteisi | kurteisinni |
| genitive | kurteisi | kurteisinnar |
Related terms
[edit]- kurteis (“polite”)
References
[edit]- ^ “On Icelandic”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2011 September 6 (last accessed), archived from the original on 8 March 2014
- ^ The concise dictionary of English etymology, p. 97
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “courtesy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading
[edit]- “kurteisi” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)