Cousin

See also: cousin

English

Alternative forms

• Couzen, Couzens, Cozen, Cozens, Cozin, Cozins, Cossin, Cossins, Cosin, Cosins, Cusin, Cusins, Cussin, Cussins, Cousins, Cosyn, Cosyns

Etymology

A Middle English surname from Norman terminology. From Anglo-Norman, from Old French cusin, cosin, cousin (“cousin”) (French cousin, cousine). Literally, “familial relative”.

Proper noun

Cousin (plural Cousins)

1. A surname from Middle English

German

Alternative forms

• Kuseng (nonstandard)

Etymology

Ca. 1600, from Middle French cousin, from Latin consobrinus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈzɛ̃/, /kuˈzɛ̃ː/, /kuˈzɛŋ/, /kʊ-/

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Noun

Cousin m (strong, genitive Cousins, plural Cousins, feminine Cousine)

1. male cousin

   Synonym: (dated) Vetter

Declension

Declension of Cousin [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Cousin	die	Cousins
genitive	eines	des	Cousins	der	Cousins
dative	einem	dem	Cousin	den	Cousins
accusative	einen	den	Cousin	die	Cousins

Coordinate terms

• Base
• Cousine
• Kusine
• Vetter

 

Derived terms

• Großcousin

Further reading

• “Cousin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Cousin” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Cousin” in Duden online
• Cousin on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de