corteis

See also: cortéis

Galician

Verb

corteis

1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural present subjunctive of cortar

Middle English

Adjective

corteis

1. (Oxfordshire, Norfolk, Shropshire, Worcestershire) alternative form of curteis

Old French

Alternative forms

• cortois (Later Old French)

Etymology

cort (“court of a monarch”) +‎ -eis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuɾˈtei̯s/

Adjective

corteis m (oblique and nominative feminine singular corteise)

1. (attributive) court
2. noble, upper-class
3. polite, well-mannered

Declension

	Case	masculine	feminine	neuter
singular	subject	corteis	corteise	corteis
	oblique	corteis	corteise		corteis
plural	subject	corteis	corteises		corteis
	oblique	corteis	corteises		corteis

Derived terms

• curtesie (Anglo-Norman)

Descendants

• French: courtois
• → Middle English: curteis
  • English: courteous (remodelled after -ous)
    • → Scots: courteous
  • Middle Scots: courtas, courtes, curtas
• → Icelandic: kurteis

Portuguese

Verb

corteis

1. second-person plural present subjunctive of cortar