Cousine

See also: cousine and cousiné

German

Alternative forms

• Kusine (see usage notes)

Etymology

17th century, from French cousine, from Latin consobrina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈziːnə/

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• Hyphenation: Cou‧si‧ne

Noun

Cousine f (genitive Cousine, plural Cousinen, diminutive Cousinchen n, masculine Cousin or Vetter)

1. female cousin

   Synonyms: Base, Vetterin (both archaic)

Usage notes

• The spelling Cousine is generally preferred when the male form Cousin also occurs in the context: Cousins und Cousinen. Otherwise, both spellings are common: Vettern und Kusinen / Cousinen.

Declension

Declension of Cousine [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Cousine	die	Cousinen
genitive	einer	der	Cousine	der	Cousinen
dative	einer	der	Cousine	den	Cousinen
accusative	eine	die	Cousine	die	Cousinen

Further reading

• “Cousine” in Duden online
• “Cousine” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Noun

Cousine f (plural Cousineën)

1. Alternative spelling of Kusin