kurteisi
Icelandic
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰʏr̥teiːsɪ/
Noun
kurteisi n (genitive singular kurteisi, no plural)
Declension
declension of kurteisi
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kurteisi | kurteisið | kurteisi | kurteisin |
| accusative | kurteisi | kurteisið | kurteisi | kurteisin |
| dative | kurteisi | kurteisinu | kurteisum | kurteisunum |
| genitive | kurteisis | kurteisisins | kurteisa | kurteisanna |
Related terms
- kurteis (“polite”)
References
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