cortesia

From cortès +‎ -ia. First attested in the 14th century.^[1]

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kur.təˈzi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kor.təˈzi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [koɾ.teˈzi.a]

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cortesia f (plural cortesies)

1. (uncountable) courtesy, politeness (polite behaviour)
2. courtesy (polite gesture or remark)

• “cortesia”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “cortesia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “cortesia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

From cortese +‎ -ia.

• Rhymes: -ia

• IPA^(key): /kor.teˈzi.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: cor‧te‧sì‧a

cortesia f (plural cortesie)

1. courtesy, politeness; favour/favor

   Antonym: scortesia

• Cartesio, castorei, costerai, costiera, risecato, rosicate, sciatore, scoriate, scoterai, stearico

• Hyphenation: cor‧te‧si‧a

cortesia f (plural cortesias)

1. (uncountable) courtesy (polite behaviour)
2. courtesy (polite gesture or remark)
3. a freebie given to a customer

• “cortesia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “cortesia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026