cortigiano

Italian

Alternative forms

  • cortegiano (archaic)

Etymology

From corte (“court”) +‎ -igiano.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kor.tiˈd͡ʒa.no/
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Hyphenation: cor‧ti‧già‧no

Adjective

cortigiano (feminine cortigiana, masculine plural cortigiani, feminine plural cortigiane)

  1. courtly (befitting a royal court)
  2. courtly (of or relating to a royal court)

Derived terms

Noun

cortigiano m (plural cortigiani, feminine cortigiana)

  1. courtier

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Catalan: cortesà
  • → French: courtisan
  • → Occitan: cortesan
  • → Spanish: cortesano

Further reading

  • cortigiano in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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