Kurtine
German, noun/kʊʁˈtiːnə/
Kurtine is spelled K-U-R-T-I-N-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 44 million words in written German, the 396,524th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kurtine is a German feminine noun meaning “curtain wall” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der mittlere Vorhang der Bühne”.
What does Kurtine mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecurtain wall
- 2
Austriafemininemiddle curtain on a stage
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der mittlere Vorhang der Bühne 2. verbindender Wall oder Mauer zwischen zwei Verteidigungspunkten einer Festung (Bastionen, Türme oder Rondelle) 3. ein Brand hemmender und rauchdichter Schutzvorhang zwischen Bühne und Zuschauerraum
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kurtine
- Kurtinen plural
- Courtine alternative archaic
- Curtine alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kurtine?
- /kʊʁˈtiːnə/
- [kʊʁˈtiːnə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kurtine in German?
Kurtine appears about once in every 44 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).