cocon
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cocon
English
Noun
cocon (plural cocons)
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
cocon m (plural cocons, diminutive coconnetje n)
Descendants
- → Indonesian: kokon
French
Etymology
From Occitan coucoun (“cocoon”), derived from coco (“shell”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cocon m (plural cocons)
Descendants
Further reading
- “cocon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Romanian
Etymology 1
Unknown. Probably derived from the root coc(a) (“child”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cocon m (plural coconi)
- (dated) gentleman
- Synonym: domn
- (archaic) son, boy, child
- (archaic) prince or other youth of high birth
- Synonym: prinț
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | cocon | coconul | coconi | coconii | |
| genitive-dative | cocon | coconului | coconi | coconilor | |
| vocative | coconule, cocoane | coconilor | |||
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
cocon m (plural coconi)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | cocon | coconul | coconi | coconii | |
| genitive-dative | cocon | coconului | coconi | coconilor | |
| vocative | coconule | coconilor | |||
Further reading
- cocon in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)