kuzino
Esperanto
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French cousin, cousine, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin consobrinus. Reanalysed as kuzo (“(male) cousin”) + -ino (“female”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kuzino (accusative singular kuzinon, plural kuzinoj, accusative plural kuzinojn)
- cousin (female)
- 1907, Henri Vallienne, Kastelo de Prelongo, chapter 4.
- Andreo timis insulti sian kuzinon.
- Andreo was afraid to insult his cousin.
- Andreo timis insulti sian kuzinon.
- 1907, Henri Vallienne, Kastelo de Prelongo, chapter 4.
Usage notes
Unlike English, the Esperanto terms for "cousin" are gendered. kuzino means a female cousin, whereas kuzo traditionally means a male cousin, although it is losing this maleness from the influence of gender-neutral usage by English-speaking Esperantists.
To avoid misunderstandings when referring to a cousin irrespective of gender, some use the prefix ge- and say gekuzo.
Hypernyms
- gekuzo (“cousin”)
Coordinate terms
- kuzo (“cousin”) (male or of unspesified sex)
Derived terms
Ido
Etymology
From Esperanto, from French cousin, cousine, from Latin consobrinus, kuzo + -ino.
Noun
kuzino (plural kuzini)
- (female) cousin
Hypernyms
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Categories:
- Esperanto terms derived from French
- Esperanto terms derived from Latin
- Esperanto terms suffixed with -ino
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- Rhymes:Esperanto/ino
- Esperanto lemmas
- Esperanto nouns
- eo:Family
- Ido terms derived from Esperanto
- Ido terms derived from French
- Ido terms derived from Latin
- Ido terms suffixed with -ino
- Ido lemmas
- Ido nouns
- io:Family