Politesse

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See also: politesse

German

Etymology 1

Blend of Polizei +‎ Hostess + -esse

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  • Hyphenation: Po‧li‧tes‧se

Noun

Politesse f (genitive Politesse, plural Politessen)

  1. female traffic warden, traffic directrix
    Synonyms: Polizeihostess, PH
Declension
Declension of Politesse
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Politesse die Politessen
genitive einer der Politesse der Politessen
dative einer der Politesse den Politessen
accusative eine die Politesse die Politessen
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from French politesse.

Noun

Politesse f (genitive Politesse, plural Politessen)

  1. (dated) politesse
    • 1892, Theodor Fontane, Frau Jenny Treibel‎:
      »Sehr wahr,« fuhr Schmidt fort, »aber wo er’s her hat, ist am Ende gleichgültig. Ich bedauere mitunter, Urgermane, der ich bin, daß wir nicht auch irgendwelche Bezugsquelle für ein bißchen Schliff und Politesse haben; es braucht ja nicht gerade dieselbe zu sein. […] «
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