kurteis

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French corteis.

Adjective

kurteis (comparative kurteisari, superlative kurteisastur)

1. polite

   Antonyms: ókurteis, dónalegur

   Morðinginn var afar kurteis og baðst velvirðingar á því að hafa brotið vasann og drepið hundinn.

   The killer was most polite and apologized for breaking the vase and killing the dog.

Declension

positive forms of kurteis

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kurteis	kurteis	kurteist
	accusative	kurteisan	kurteisa
	dative	kurteisum	kurteisri	kurteisu
	genitive	kurteiss	kurteisrar	kurteiss
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kurteisir	kurteisar	kurteis
	accusative	kurteisa
	dative	kurteisum
	genitive	kurteisra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kurteisi	kurteisa	kurteisa
	acc/dat/gen	kurteisa	kurteisu
	plural (all-case)	kurteisu

comparative forms of kurteis

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	kurteisari	kurteisari	kurteisara
	plural (all-case)	kurteisari

superlative forms of kurteis

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kurteisastur	kurteisust	kurteisast
	accusative	kurteisastan	kurteisasta
	dative	kurteisustum	kurteisastri	kurteisustu
	genitive	kurteisasts	kurteisastrar	kurteisasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kurteisastir	kurteisastar	kurteisust
	accusative	kurteisasta
	dative	kurteisustum
	genitive	kurteisastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kurteisasti	kurteisasta	kurteisasta
	acc/dat/gen	kurteisasta	kurteisustu
	plural (all-case)	kurteisustu

Derived terms

• ókurteis

Related terms

• kurteisi