courtoisie

See also: Courtoisie

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French cortoisie, from cortois (“courteous”). By surface analysis, courtois +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kuʁ.twa.zi/
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Noun

courtoisie f (plural courtoisies)

courtesy

Derived terms

Votre Courtoisie

Descendants

→ German: Courtoisie

See also

Further reading

“courtoisie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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