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feminine

/ku.zin/

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Translation

cousin (female)

Word origin

The feminine of cousin, from Latin consobrina ('the daughter of a mother's sister'), built from com ('together') and soror ('sister').

Origin: Latin
Root: consobrina
English cognates: cousin, sorority

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralcousines

Examples

Lyon.

My cousin lives in Lyon.

Paul .

Paul's cousins are coming tomorrow.

She is my husband's cousin.

J' au .

I saw my cousin at the wedding.

His cousin works in a hospital.

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This word is part of lesson 54.