kurtisan
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from French courtisane, from Italian cortigiana.
Noun
kurtisan c
- courtesan:
- A prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients.
- The mistress of a royal or noble.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kurtisan | kurtisans |
| definite | kurtisanen | kurtisanens | |
| plural | indefinite | kurtisaner | kurtisaners |
| definite | kurtisanerna | kurtisanernas |
Further reading
- kurtisan in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- kurtis in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)