Latin

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Etymology

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From con- +‎ sobrīna.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cōnsobrīna f (genitive cōnsobrīnae, masculine cōnsobrīnus); first declension

  1. a first cousin, cousin-german
  2. a maternal female cousin; the child of a mother's brother
  3. a relation

Usage notes

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This term is most often encountered in the plural form cōnsobrīnī, referring to cousins of either gender.

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative cōnsobrīna cōnsobrīnae
genitive cōnsobrīnae cōnsobrīnārum
dative cōnsobrīnae cōnsobrīnīs
accusative cōnsobrīnam cōnsobrīnās
ablative cōnsobrīnā cōnsobrīnīs
vocative cōnsobrīna cōnsobrīnae
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References

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  • consobrina”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • consobrina in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)