cocon
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French cocon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koːˈkɔn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: co‧con
- Rhymes: -ɔn
Noun
cocon m (plural cocons, diminutive coconnetje n)
- cocoon
- Synonym: pop
Descendants
- → Indonesian: kokon
French
cocon
Etymology
From Occitan coucoun (“cocoon”), derived from coco (“shell”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ.kɔ̃/
- Homophone: cocons
- Hyphenation: co‧con
Noun
cocon m (plural cocons)
- (zoology) cocoon
- (figuratively) cocoon
Descendants
- → Danish: kokon
- → Dutch: cocon
- → Indonesian: kokon
Further reading
- “cocon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
Etymology 1
Unknown.
Noun
cocon m (plural coconi)
- (colloquial) gentleman
- (dated) son, boy
Declension
Declension of cocon
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) cocon | coconul | (niște) coconi | coconii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) cocon | coconului | (unor) coconi | coconilor |
| vocative | coconule | coconilor | ||
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French cocon.
Noun
cocon m (plural coconi)
- cocoon
Declension
Declension of cocon
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) cocon | coconul | (niște) coconi | coconii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) cocon | coconului | (unor) coconi | coconilor |
| vocative | coconule | coconilor | ||