kuzynka

See also: kuzynką

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈzɘn.ka/

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• Rhymes: -ɘnka
• Syllabification: ku‧zyn‧ka

Etymology 1

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

?

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

Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ

Proto-Slavic *-ъka

Old Polish -ka

Polish -ka

Polish kuzynka

From kuzyn + -ka.

Noun

kuzynka f (male equivalent kuzyn)

1. female equivalent of kuzyn (“cousin”) (daughter of a person’s uncle or aunt)

Declension

Declension of kuzynka

	singular	plural
nominative	kuzynka	kuzynki
genitive	kuzynki	kuzynek
dative	kuzynce	kuzynkom
accusative	kuzynkę	kuzynki
instrumental	kuzynką	kuzynkami
locative	kuzynce	kuzynkach
vocative	kuzynko	kuzynki

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”)	–

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kuzynka m pers

1. genitive/accusative singular of kuzynek

Further reading

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