kurtisan

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French courtisane, from Italian cortigiana.

Noun

kurtisan c

1. courtesan:
   1. A prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients.
   2. The mistress of a royal or noble.

Declension

Declension of kurtisan
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kurtisan	kurtisanen	kurtisaner	kurtisanerna
Genitive	kurtisans	kurtisanens	kurtisaners	kurtisanernas

Further reading

• kurtisan in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• kurtis in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)