Cousine
Appearance
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Kusine (see usage notes)
Etymology
[edit]17th century, from French cousine, from Latin consobrina.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Cousine f (genitive Cousine, plural Cousinen, diminutive Cousinchen n, masculine Cousin or Vetter)
- female cousin
- 1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, Buddenbrooks […] [1], Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, page 273:
- Im Hause hielt sie am festesten mit ihrer armen und ebenfalls frommen Cousine Klothilde zusammen, deren Vater kürzlich gestorben war und die mit dem Gedanken umging, sich demnächst einmal zu »etablieren«, das heißt, mit einigen Groschen und Möbeln, die sie ererbt, sich irgendwo in Pension zu begeben …
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Usage notes
[edit]- The spelling Cousine is generally preferred when the male form Cousin also occurs in the context: Cousins und Cousinen. Otherwise, both spellings have been common: Vettern und Kusinen / Cousinen. In 2024, the form Kusine was deprecated, however, so it is likely to see less and less usage.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Cousine [feminine]
Further reading
[edit]Luxembourgish
[edit]Noun
[edit]Cousine f (plural Cousineën)
- alternative spelling of Kusin
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