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Middle English
Noun
cosin
- Alternative form of cosyn
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin cōnsōbrīnus. Compare Catalan cosí and French cousin.
Pronunciation
Noun
cosin m (plural cosins, feminine cosina, feminine plural cosinas)
- cousin
Further reading
Old French
Etymology
From Latin cōnsōbrīnus (possibly via a Vulgar Latin form *cōsōbīnus > *cōsuīnus).
Noun
cosin oblique singular, m (oblique plural cosins, nominative singular cosins, nominative plural cosin)
- cousin
c. 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:D'ambes parz out filz e peres,
uncles, nevos, cosins e freres- On both sides there were sons and fathers,
Uncles, nephews, cousins and brothers
Declension
Descendants