cosyn

cosyn

Middle English

Alternative forms

• cosin, cossyn, cousyn, cosyne, kosyn, cousine

Etymology

From Old French cosin (and feminine cosine), inherited from Latin cōnsōbrīnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈziːn/, /ˈkuzin/, /ˈkoːzin/

Noun

cosyn (plural cosyns)

1. A member of one's family; one's partner, relative or their partner:
   1. One's progeny; those who descend from one's lineage.
   2. A nibling (niece or nephew); a child of one's brother or sister
   3. One's direct cousin; a child of one's aunt or uncle.
   4. (rare) Something bearing similarity to something else.

Related terms

• cosynage

Descendants

• English: cousin
• Scots: kizzen (Shetlandic cüshin)

References

• “cǒsī̆n(e, cọ̄sī̆n(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-30.

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Welsh

Etymology

Originally a singulative form of caws (“cheese”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔsɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔsɪn/

Noun

cosyn m (plural cosynnau)

1. a cheese

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cosyn	gosyn	nghosyn	chosyn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “caws”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies