kuzino

Esperanto edit

Etymology edit

From French cousin, cousine, from Latin consobrinus. Reanalysed as kuzo (“(male) cousin”) +‎ -ino (“female”).

Pronunciation edit

- IPA^(key): [kuˈzino]
- Audio:
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- Rhymes: -ino
- Hyphenation: ku‧zi‧no

Noun edit

kuzino (accusative singular kuzinon, plural kuzinoj, accusative plural kuzinojn)

cousin (female)
- 1907, Henri Vallienne, chapter 4, in Kastelo de Prelongo:
  Andreo timis insulti sian kuzinon.
  Andreo was afraid to insult his cousin.

Usage notes edit

Unlike English, the Esperanto terms for "cousin" are gendered. kuzino means a female cousin, whereas kuzo traditionally means a male cousin, although it is losing this maleness from the influence of gender-neutral usage by English-speaking Esperantists.

To avoid misunderstandings when referring to a cousin irrespective of gender, some use the prefix ge- and say gekuzo.