courtine
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French courtine, from Old French cortine, from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
courtine f (plural courtines)
- curtain
- curtain wall (fortification)
Further reading edit
- “courtine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old French cortine, inherited from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”).
Noun edit
courtine f (plural courtines)
Descendants edit
- French: courtine
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Classical Latin cortīna (“sacred tripod of Apollo”) and adapted in form to etymology 1.
Noun edit
courtine f (plural courtines)
- sacred tripod of Apollo
References edit
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “cortīna”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 1237
Norman edit
Etymology edit
From Old French cortine, from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”).