"Cousine" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /kuˈziːnə/ [Germany], /kuˈsiːnɛ/, [-ˈz̥iːnɛ] [Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland] Audio: De-Cousine.ogg [Germany], De-Cousine2.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: 17th century, from French cousine, from Latin consobrina. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|fr|cousine}} French cousine, {{der|de|la|consobrina}} Latin consobrina Head templates: {{de-noun|f|dim=chen|m=-,Vetter}} Cousine f (genitive Cousine, plural Cousinen, diminutive Cousinchen n, masculine Cousin or Vetter) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Cousine [genitive], Cousinen [plural], Cousinchen [diminutive, neuter], Cousin [masculine], Vetter [masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], Cousine [nominative, singular], Cousinen [definite, nominative, plural], Cousine [genitive, singular], Cousinen [definite, genitive, plural], Cousine [dative, singular], Cousinen [dative, definite, plural], Cousine [accusative, singular], Cousinen [accusative, definite, plural], Kusine [alternative]
  1. female cousin Tags: feminine Synonyms: Base [archaic], Vetterin

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Im Hause hielt sie am festesten mit ihrer armen und ebenfalls frommen Cousine Klothilde zusammen, deren Vater kürzlich gestorben war und die mit dem Gedanken umging, sich demnächst einmal zu »etablieren«, das heißt, mit einigen Groschen und Möbeln, die sie ererbt, sich irgendwo in Pension zu begeben …",
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