cosin
See also: cosín and côsin
Middle English
Noun
cosin
- Alternative form of cosyn
Old French
Etymology
From Latin cōnsōbrīnus.
Noun
cosin m (oblique plural cosins, nominative singular cosins, nominative plural cosin)
- cousin
- circa 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
- On both sides there were sons and fathers,
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Declension
Declension of cosin
| Number | Case | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Subject | cosins | cosine |
| Oblique | cosin | cosine | |
| Plural | Subject | cosin | cosines |
| Oblique | cosins | cosines |
Descendants
- Dutch: kozijn
- Middle English: cosyn, cosin, cossyn, cousyn, cosyne, kosyn, cousine
- English: cousin
- Scots: kizzen (Shetlandic cüshin)
- French: cousin
- Italian: cugino
- German: Cousin