kurtyzana
See also: kurtyzaną
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French courtisane, from Italian cortigiana.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kur.tɨˈza.na/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: kur‧ty‧za‧na
Noun
kurtyzana f
- (dated) courtesan
- Synonyms: faworyta, faworytka, metresa
- Hypernyms: kochanka, utrzymanka
- (dated, literary, euphemistic) prostitute
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prostytutka
Declension
Declension of kurtyzana
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kurtyzana | kurtyzany |
| genitive | kurtyzany | kurtyzan |
| dative | kurtyzanie | kurtyzanom |
| accusative | kurtyzanę | kurtyzany |
| instrumental | kurtyzaną | kurtyzanami |
| locative | kurtyzanie | kurtyzanach |
| vocative | kurtyzano | kurtyzany |
Further reading
- kurtyzana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kurtyzana in Polish dictionaries at PWN