coussin
French
Etymology
From Middle French, from later Old French coissin, from Vulgar Latin *coxīnus (“seat pad”), derived from Latin coxa (“hip, thigh”) with the suffix possibly after Latin pulvīnus (“pillow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ku.sɛ̃/
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Noun
coussin m (plural coussins)
- cushion
Derived terms
- coussin péteur
- coussinet
- coussinette
Descendants
- → Esperanto: kuseno
- → Ido: kuseno
- → Persian: کوسن (kusan)
- → Portuguese: coxim
Further reading
- “coussin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- cosinus, cousins, cuisons, cuisson, sucions
Old French
Noun
coussin m (oblique plural coussins, nominative singular coussins, nominative plural coussin)
- Alternative form of coissin