kurteisi
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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
Noun
kurteisi f (genitive singular kurteisi, no plural)
Declension
Declension of kurteisi (sg-only feminine)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kurteisi | kurteisin |
| accusative | kurteisi | kurteisina |
| dative | kurteisi | kurteisinni |
| genitive | kurteisi | kurteisinnar |
Related terms
- kurteis (“polite”)
References
- ^ “On Icelandic”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), 2011 September 6 (last accessed), archived from the original on 8 March 2014
- ^ The concise dictionary of English etymology, p. 97
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “courtesy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading
- “kurteisi” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)