la
feminine
kuʁ
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Translation
courtyard; court
Word origin
From Latin cohors, cohortem ('enclosed yard, retinue, cohort'), via Vulgar Latin curtis. The 'royal court' and 'law court' senses grew from the idea of an enclosed space where a household or assembly gathered, and the same root gives English court, courtesy and cohort.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- cohortem
- English cognates
- court, courtesy, cohort
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralcours
Examples
l'.
The children are playing in the school playground.
L' jugee '.
The case will be tried by the appeal court.
voisine .
He courted his neighbour for months.
.
Our flat looks out onto a very quiet courtyard.
.
The whole court was waiting for the queen in the great hall.
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