courtine

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French courtine, from Old French cortine, from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuʁ.tin/ === Noun === courtine f (plural courtines) curtain curtain wall (fortification) === Further reading === “courtine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology 1 === From Old French cortine, inherited from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”). ==== Noun ==== courtine f (plural courtines) curtain ===== Descendants ===== French: courtine === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Classical Latin cortīna (“sacred tripod of Apollo”) and adapted in form to etymology 1. ==== Noun ==== courtine f (plural courtines) sacred tripod of Apollo === References === Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “cortīna”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 1237 == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French cortine, from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”). === Noun === courtine f (plural courtines) (Guernsey) curtain