courtil

French

Etymology

From Old French cortil (“garden, enclosure, small courtyard”), from Medieval Latin curtilis, from Latin curtus (“shortened, short”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuʁ.ti/

Noun

courtil m (plural courtils)

1. (dated, poetic) (small) garden, yard

Further reading

• “courtil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

From Old French cortil, itself from Medieval Latin curtilis.

Noun

courtil m (plural courtils)

1. vegetable garden