kuzyn

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Proto-Indo-European *swé

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥

Proto-Indo-European *su-h₁ésh₂-ōr?

Proto-Indo-European *swé

Proto-Indo-European *-sōr

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Proto-Indo-European *swésōr

Proto-Italic *swezōr

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos

Proto-Italic *-īnos

Proto-Italic *swezrīnos

Latin sobrīnus

Latin cōnsobrīnus

Old French cosin

Middle French cousin

French cousinbor.

Polish kuzyn

Borrowed from French cousin, from Middle French cousin, from Old French cosin, from Latin cōnsobrīnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.zɘn/

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• Rhymes: -uzɘn
• Syllabification: ku‧zyn

Noun

kuzyn m pers (female equivalent kuzynka)

1. cousin (son of a person’s uncle or aunt)

Declension

Declension of kuzyn

	singular	plural
nominative	kuzyn	kuzyni/kuzyny (deprecative)
genitive	kuzyna	kuzynów
dative	kuzynowi	kuzynom
accusative	kuzyna	kuzynów
instrumental	kuzynem	kuzynami
locative	kuzynie	kuzynach
vocative	kuzynie	kuzyni

Coordinate terms

Polish family terms

rodzina (“family”)		Male	Female	Neutral
parent		ojciec (“father”) nursery: tata	matka (“mother”) nursery: mama	rodzic (“parent”)
grandparent		dziadek (“grandfather”)	babcia (“grandmother”)	prarodzic (“grandparent”)
sibling		brat (“brother”)	siostra (“sister”)	rodzeństwo (“siblings”)
cousin		kuzyn (“male cousin”)	kuzynka (“female cousin”)	–
child		syn (“son”)	córka (“daughter”)	dziecko (“child”)
grandchild		wnuk (“grandson”)	wnuczka (“granddaughter”)	wnuczę (“grandchild”)
parent's sibling	paternal	stryj (“paternal uncle”)	ciotka (“aunt”)	–
	maternal	wuj (“maternal uncle”)		–
sibling's child	fraternal	bratanek (“fraternal nephew”)	bratanica (“fraternal niece”)	–
	sororal	siostrzeniec (“sororal nephew”)	siostrzenica (“sororal niece”)	–
spouse		mąż (“husband”)	żona (“wife”)	–
spouse's parent	marital	świekier (“marital father-in-law”)	świekra (“marital mother-in-law”)	–
	uxorial	teść (“uxorial father-in-law”)	teściowa (“uxorial mother-in-law”)	–
child's spouse		zięć (“son-in-law”)	synowa (“daughter-in-law”)	–
sibling's spouse		szwagier (“brother-in-law”)	bratowa (“sibilar ister-in-law”)	–
spouse's sibling			szwagierka (“sister-in-law”)	–
stepparent		ojczym (“stepfather”)	macocha (“stepmother”)	–
stepchild		pasierb (“stepson”)	pasierbica (“stepdaughter”)	–

Further reading

• “kuzyn”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “kuzyn”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)