kurtyzana

See also: kurtyzaną

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French courtisane, from Italian cortigiana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kur.tɨˈza.na/

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• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: kur‧ty‧za‧na

Noun

kurtyzana f

1. (dated) courtesan

   Synonyms: faworyta, faworytka, metresa

   Hypernyms: kochanka, utrzymanka

2. (dated, literary, euphemistic) prostitute

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prostytutka

Declension

Declension of kurtyzana

	singular	plural
nominative	kurtyzana	kurtyzany
genitive	kurtyzany	kurtyzan
dative	kurtyzanie	kurtyzanom
accusative	kurtyzanę	kurtyzany
instrumental	kurtyzaną	kurtyzanami
locative	kurtyzanie	kurtyzanach
vocative	kurtyzano	kurtyzany

Further reading

• kurtyzana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kurtyzana in Polish dictionaries at PWN