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cortina

See also: Cortina

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”). Doublet of curtain.

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cortina (plural cortinas)

  1. (mycology) A cobweb-like annulus on certain types of mushroom.
    • 2004, Ursula Peintner, Jean-Marc Moncalvo, Rytas Vilgalys, “Toward a better understanding of the infrageneric relationships in Cortinarius (Agaricales, Basidiomycota)”, in Mycologia, volume 96, number 5, →DOI, page 1054:
      /Telamonia morphologically circumscribes a homogenous group of Cortinarii. Hygrophanous pilei, the lack of viscid or gelatinous veils and well-developed cortinas characterize most species.

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Aragonese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”).

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  • IPA(key): /koɾˈtina/
  • Syllabification: cor‧ti‧na
  • Rhymes: -ina

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cortina f (plural cortinas)

  1. curtain

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  • Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “cortina”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
  • “cortina”, in Aragonario, diccionario aragonés–castellano (in Spanish)

Asturian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”), probably through Spanish cortina. An expected fully native result would be *cortiña (compare fariña).

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  • IPA(key): /koɾˈtina/ [koɾˈt̪i.na]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: cor‧ti‧na

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cortina f (plural cortines)

  1. curtain (piece of cloth covering a window)

Catalan

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Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”).

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    cortina f (plural cortines)

    1. curtain

    Etymology 2

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      Inherited from Late Latin cōrtīna (“bit of enclosed land”).

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      cortina f (plural cortines)

      1. pigsty

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      Chavacano

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      Inherited from Spanish cortina (“curtain”).

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      • Hyphenation: cor‧ti‧na

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      cortina

      1. curtain
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      Galician

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      Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cortina~cortinha, from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”).

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      • IPA(key): /koɾˈtina/ [koɾˈt̪i.nɐ]
      • Rhymes: -ina
      • Hyphenation: cor‧ti‧na

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      cortina f (plural cortinas)

      1. curtain

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      Italian

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      • IPA(key): /korˈti.na/
      • Rhymes: -ina
      • Hyphenation: cor‧tì‧na

      Etymology 1

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        Inherited from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”).

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        cortina f (plural cortine)

        1. curtain
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        • “cortina1”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

        Etymology 2

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          Borrowed from Classical Latin cortīna (“sacred tripod of Apollo”).

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          cortina f (plural cortine)

          1. sacred tripod of Apollo

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          • “cortina2”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

          Etymology 3

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            Inherited from Late Latin cōrtīna (“bit of enclosed land”).

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            cortina f (plural cortine)

            1. adjacent territory to a town

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            Latin

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            Etymology 1

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              Uncertain. Sometimes attributed to Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“turn; bend”), via a hypothetical passive past participle *kṛto- (“bent”), but this is dubious. Attested from Plautus onward.[1]

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              cortīna f (genitive cortīnae); first declension

              1. cauldron; kettle
              2. the sacred tripod of Apollo (in the form of a cauldron)
                • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 3.90–92:
                  vix ea fatus eram tremere omnia visa repente liminaque laurusque dei totusque moveri mons circum et mugire adytis cortina reclusis
                  I had scarcely uttered these words when suddenly everything seemed to shake—the holy thresholds, the god's laurel tree—and the entire mountain stirred, and as the temple's inner sanctum was revealed the sacred tripod bellowed.
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              First-declension noun.

              singular plural
              nominative cortīna cortīnae
              genitive cortīnae cortīnārum
              dative cortīnae cortīnīs
              accusative cortīnam cortīnās
              ablative cortīnā cortīnīs
              vocative cortīna cortīnae
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              • → Italian: cortina
              • → Middle French: courtine

              Etymology 2

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                From cōrt- (“courtyard”, stem of cōrs, from cohors) +‎ -īna, a calque of Ancient Greek αὐλαία (aulaía, “curtain”) < αὐλή (aulḗ, “courtyard”). First attested in the fourth century CE.[2] Unrelated to Etymology 1.[3]

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                cōrtīna f (genitive cōrtīnae); first declension (Late Latin)

                1. curtain
                  Alternative form: cūrtīna
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                First-declension noun.

                singular plural
                nominative cōrtīna cōrtīnae
                genitive cōrtīnae cōrtīnārum
                dative cōrtīnae cōrtīnīs
                accusative cōrtīnam cōrtīnās
                ablative cōrtīnā cōrtīnīs
                vocative cōrtīna cōrtīnae
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                Etymology 3

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                  From cōrt- (“courtyard”, stem of cōrs, from cohors) +‎ -īna (diminutive suffix). Attested from at least ca. 560 CE (Paulus Galeatensis).[4]

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                  cōrtīna f (genitive cōrtīnae); first declension (Late Latin)

                  1. piece of enclosed land (for various purposes)
                    Alternative forms: cūrtīna, cūrtīnum, cūrtānea
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                  First-declension noun.

                  singular plural
                  nominative cōrtīna cōrtīnae
                  genitive cōrtīnae cōrtīnārum
                  dative cōrtīnae cōrtīnīs
                  accusative cōrtīnam cōrtīnās
                  ablative cōrtīnā cōrtīnīs
                  vocative cōrtīna cōrtīnae
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                  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “cortīna”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 138
                  2. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “cortīna”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 1237
                  3. ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “cortina”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 216
                  4. ^ Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “curtina”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 294

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                  • “cortina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
                  • “cortina”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
                  • "cortina", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
                  • “cortina”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
                  • “cortina”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

                  Occitan

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                  Etymology

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                  From Old Occitan cortina, from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”).

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                  cortina f (plural cortinas)

                  1. curtain

                  Old Galician-Portuguese

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                  Etymology 1

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                    From Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”).

                    The form with /ɲ/ ⟨nh⟩ represents the regular native outcome. The form with ⟨n⟩ /n/ appears to reflect influence either from Old Spanish cortina or the original Latin. Either way, it provided a means of avoiding homophony with etymology 2.

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                    • IPA(key): /koɾˈtina/, /koɾˈtiɲa/

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                    cortina f (plural cortinas)

                    1. curtain
                      • 1326, López Ferreiro, Antonio (ed.): Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática. Santiago: Tipografía Galaica. page 295:
                        mando esta mia cama assy como iaz con sous panos et con suas cortinas et ceo
                        I bequeath this bed of mine as it is, together with its bedding, curtains, and canopy
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                      cortina f (plural cortinas)

                      1. alternative form of cortinha (“plot of land”)

                      Old Occitan

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                      Inherited from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”).

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                      cortina f (oblique plural cortinas, nominative singular cortina, nominative plural cortinas)

                      1. curtain

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                      Old Spanish

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                        From Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”). First attested in Berceo.

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                        cortina f (plural cortinas)

                        1. curtain
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                        • Spanish: cortina (see there for further descendants)

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                        Etymology 2

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                          Inherited from Late Latin cōrtīna (“bit of enclosed land”). First attested in 1118.

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                          cortina f (plural cortinas)

                          1. bit of enclosed land
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                          Portuguese

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                          Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cortina~cortinha, from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”).

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                          • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kuʁˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/ [kuhˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ], /koʁˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/ [kohˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ]

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                          cortina f (plural cortinas)

                          1. curtain (piece of cloth covering a window)

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                          Spanish

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                          Etymology 1

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                            Inherited from Old Spanish cortina, from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”).

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                            cortina f (plural cortinas)

                            1. curtain
                              Synonym: telón
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                            Etymology 2

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                              Inherited from Old Spanish cortina, from Late Latin cōrtīna (“bit of enclosed land”). Found in Salamanca and Cespedosa de Tormes.

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                              cortina f (plural cortinas) (regional, Spain)

                              1. bit of enclosed land

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