kurteis
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French corteis.[1]
Adjective edit
kurteis (comparative kurteisari, superlative kurteisastur)
- polite
- Morðinginn var afar kurteis og baðst velvirðingar á því að hafa brotið vasann og drepið hundinn.
- The killer was most polite and apologized for breaking the vase and killing the dog.
Declension edit
positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kurteis | kurteis | kurteist |
| accusative | kurteisan | kurteisa | kurteist |
| dative | kurteisum | kurteisri | kurteisu |
| genitive | kurteiss | kurteisrar | kurteiss |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | kurteisir | kurteisar | kurteis |
| accusative | kurteisa | kurteisar | kurteis |
| dative | kurteisum | kurteisum | kurteisum |
| genitive | kurteisra | kurteisra | kurteisra |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kurteisi | kurteisa | kurteisa |
| accusative | kurteisa | kurteisu | kurteisa |
| dative | kurteisa | kurteisu | kurteisa |
| genitive | kurteisa | kurteisu | kurteisa |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | kurteisu | kurteisu | kurteisu |
| accusative | kurteisu | kurteisu | kurteisu |
| dative | kurteisu | kurteisu | kurteisu |
| genitive | kurteisu | kurteisu | kurteisu |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kurteisari | kurteisari | kurteisara |
| accusative | kurteisari | kurteisari | kurteisara |
| dative | kurteisari | kurteisari | kurteisara |
| genitive | kurteisari | kurteisari | kurteisara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | kurteisari | kurteisari | kurteisari |
| accusative | kurteisari | kurteisari | kurteisari |
| dative | kurteisari | kurteisari | kurteisari |
| genitive | kurteisari | kurteisari | kurteisari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kurteisastur | kurteisust | kurteisast |
| accusative | kurteisastan | kurteisasta | kurteisast |
| dative | kurteisustum | kurteisastri | kurteisustu |
| genitive | kurteisasts | kurteisastrar | kurteisasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | kurteisastir | kurteisastar | kurteisust |
| accusative | kurteisasta | kurteisastar | kurteisust |
| dative | kurteisustum | kurteisustum | kurteisustum |
| genitive | kurteisastra | kurteisastra | kurteisastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kurteisasti | kurteisasta | kurteisasta |
| accusative | kurteisasta | kurteisustu | kurteisasta |
| dative | kurteisasta | kurteisustu | kurteisasta |
| genitive | kurteisasta | kurteisustu | kurteisasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | kurteisustu | kurteisustu | kurteisustu |
| accusative | kurteisustu | kurteisustu | kurteisustu |
| dative | kurteisustu | kurteisustu | kurteisustu |
| genitive | kurteisustu | kurteisustu | kurteisustu |
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References edit
- ^ “kurteis” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)