courtine

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French courtine, from Old French cortine, from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuʁ.tin/

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Noun

courtine f (plural courtines)

1. curtain
2. curtain wall (fortification)

Further reading

• “courtine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Etymology 1

From Old French cortine, inherited from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”).

Noun

courtine f (plural courtines)

1. curtain

Descendants

• French: courtine

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Latin cortīna (“sacred tripod of Apollo”) and adapted in form to etymology 1.

Noun

courtine f (plural courtines)

1. sacred tripod of Apollo

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “cortīna”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 2: C Q K, page 1237

Norman

Etymology

From Old French cortine, from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”).

Noun

courtine f (plural courtines) (Guernsey)

1. curtain