Translation
cousin
Word origin
From French cousin, which goes back to Latin consobrinus, originally a cousin on the mother's side. English cousin came down the same French path.
- Origin
- French, from Latin
- Root
- consobrinus
- English cognates
- cousin
Examples
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My cousin lives in another town.
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We played with our cousins during the summer.
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Her cousin is the son of her uncle.
is strictly a male cousin; a female cousin is , with the usual -in- suffix. Where English says "my cousins" and leaves you guessing, Esperanto makes you pick: for the men or a mixed group, for the women.
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