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Cousin
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cousin
English
Etymology 1
From en enm Cosyn, a surname from en nrf - terminology. From en xno -, from en fro cusin, cosin, cousin en cousin en fr cousin, cousine. familial relative.
Alternative forms
en Couzen Couzens Cozen Cozens Cozin Cozins Cossin Cossins Cosin Cosins Cusin Cusins Cussin Cussins Cousins Cosyn Cosyns
Proper noun
s
en Middle English.
Etymology 2
From en cousin, in reference to an incident when a fan of the character Nick Knight, Sharon Scott, admitted that she had a fear of frogs and after two other members of the mailing list who were fans of Lucien LaCroix sent her chocolate frogs in the mail, replied that the two were so cruel that they must be cousins.
Noun
en fan of Lucien LaCroix en fandom slang A en fan admirer of the character Lucien LaCroix from the Canadian television series Forever Knight.
en Forever Knightie Knightie<id:fan of Forever Knight>
en 16 February 1995 Michelle D. Noel a question... alt.tv.forever-knight https://web.archive.org/web/20260127202549/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.tv.forever-knight/c/NCn5IvBekGk/m/LURtfG9POPYJ > Am I the only one in the world who's actually *rooting* for Nick> to bite somebody, lose all his humanity points, and start back at square> one? No, you're not the only one. Sounds to me like you're a Cousin.
en 16 November 1998 ekarr@arctos.bowdoin.edu Lucroxua(sp).....Why is he so sexy? alt.tv.forever-knight https://web.archive.org/web/20260127202731/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.tv.forever-knight/c/-Oeb6W6vQVw/m/ghNkJj6gmFAJ of course, even a Cousin comme moi has to admit that GWD Geraint Wyn Davies can do the wicked hot vampire thing too, when given the opportunity...
en 19 November 1998 MadiHolmes Blind Faith alt.tv.forever-knight https://web.archive.org/web/20260127202400/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.tv.forever-knight/c/xqcng7AASOM/m/xxKpaeebe8cJ Oh man, now I'm just ranting, but hey, this is my computer, my internet (my phone line ;) and on top of all that, I am a COUSIN so I will rant a LITTLE about how one of my favorite vampires (next to Uncle, of course ;) meets my favorite British author :))))
en Fans (people)
German
Alternative forms
de Kuseng nonstandard
Etymology
Ca. 1600, from de frm cousin, from de la consobrinus.
Pronunciation
de /kuˈzɛ̃/ /kuˈzɛ̃ː/ /kuˈzɛŋ/ /kʊ-/ Germany
de De-Cousin.ogg Germany
de De-Cousin2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-Cousin3.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de /kuˈsɛ̃/ [-ˈz̥ɛ̃] Austria,South German,Switzerland
de Cou sin
Noun
m,,s e
male cousin
de Vetter dated
598 Ihre Cousins, die beiden Söhne des Staatsanwaltes Doktor Moritz Hagenström andererseits, von zarterer Konstitution und sanfteren Sitten, zeichneten sich auf geistigem Gebiete aus und waren Musterschüler, ehrgeizig, devot, still und bienenfleißig, bebend aufmerksam und beinahe verzehrt von der Begier, stets Primus zu sein und das Zeugnis Numero Eins zu erhalten.
Declension
m,,s
Coordinate terms
de Base Cousine Kusine Vetter
Derived terms
de Großcousin
Further reading
de
de Male family members