"Cousin" meaning in German

See Cousin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kuˈzɛ̃/, /kuˈzɛ̃ː/, /kuˈzɛŋ/, /kʊ-/ Audio: De-Cousin.ogg , De-Cousin2.ogg , De-Cousin3.ogg
Etymology: Ca. 1600, from Middle French cousin, from Latin consobrinus. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|frm|cousin}} Middle French cousin, {{der|de|la|consobrinus}} Latin consobrinus Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,s|f=e}} Cousin m (strong, genitive Cousins, plural Cousins, feminine Cousine) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,s}} Forms: Cousins [genitive], Cousins [plural], Cousine [feminine], strong [table-tags], Cousin [nominative, singular], Cousins [definite, nominative, plural], Cousins [genitive, singular], Cousins [definite, genitive, plural], Cousin [dative, singular], Cousins [dative, definite, plural], Cousin [accusative, singular], Cousins [accusative, definite, plural], Kuseng [alternative, nonstandard]
  1. male cousin Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Vetter [dated] Derived forms: Großcousin Coordinate_terms: Base, Cousine, Kusine, Vetter

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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    },
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        "plural"
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