kuzo

See also: kūzõ and Kūzõ

Esperanto

Etymology

Back-formation from kuzino, less the feminine suffix -ino.

Pronunciation

• • IPA^(key): [ˈkuzo]

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  • Rhymes: -uzo
  • Hyphenation: ku‧zo

Noun

kuzo (accusative singular kuzon, plural kuzoj, accusative plural kuzojn)

1. cousin (male or of unspecified sex)
2. (nonstandard) cousin (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Usage notes

Unlike English, the Esperanto terms for "cousin" are gendered. 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.

Derived terms

• kuzino
• prakuzo

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Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Esperanto kuzo, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English/(deprecated template usage) [etyl] French cousin, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin consobrinus (com- + sobrinus).

Noun

kuzo (plural kuzi)

1. (male or female) cousin

Hyponyms

• kuzulo
• kuzulo primara
• kuzulo sekundara
• kuzino
• kuzino primara
• kuzino sekundara

Derived terms

• kuzo primara
• kuzo sekundara