courtine
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle French courtine, from Old French cortine, from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
courtine f (plural courtines)
- curtain
- curtain wall (fortification)
Further reading[edit]
- “courtine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old French cortine, inherited from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”).
Noun[edit]
courtine f (plural courtines)
Descendants[edit]
- French: courtine
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Latin cortīna (“sacred tripod of Apollo”) and adapted in form to etymology 1.
Noun[edit]
courtine f (plural courtines)
- sacred tripod of Apollo
References[edit]
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “cortīna”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 1237
Norman[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French cortine, from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”).
Noun[edit]
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