Cousin
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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)
- A surname from Middle English
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Ca. 1600, from Middle French cousin, from Latin consobrinus.
Pronunciation
Noun
Cousin m (strong, genitive Cousins, plural Cousins, feminine Cousine)
Declension
Declension of Cousin
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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
