cocon

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French cocon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koːˈkɔn/

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• Hyphenation: co‧con
• Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

cocon m (plural cocons, diminutive coconnetje n)

1. cocoon

   Synonym: pop

Descendants

• → Indonesian: kokon

French

cocon

Etymology

From Occitan coucoun (“cocoon”), derived from coco (“shell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.kɔ̃/

• Audio:

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• Homophone: cocons
• Hyphenation: co‧con

Noun

cocon m (plural cocons)

1. (zoology) cocoon
2. (figuratively) cocoon

Descendants

• → Danish: kokon
• → Dutch: cocon
  • → Indonesian: kokon

Further reading

• “cocon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

cocon m (plural coconi)

1. (colloquial) gentleman
2. (dated) son, boy

Declension

Declension of cocon

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) cocon	coconul	(niște) coconi	coconii
genitive/dative	(unui) cocon	coconului	(unor) coconi	coconilor
vocative	coconule		coconilor

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French cocon.

Noun

cocon m (plural coconi)

1. cocoon

Declension

Declension of cocon

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) cocon	coconul	(niște) coconi	coconii
genitive/dative	(unui) cocon	coconului	(unor) coconi	coconilor
vocative	coconule		coconilor