consobrino

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnsōbrīnus (“first cousin”). Doublet of cugino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kon.soˈbri.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: con‧so‧brì‧no

Noun

consobrino m (plural consobrini, feminine consobrina)

1. (literary, archaic) (male) cousin

   Synonym: cugino

   • 1825, Vincenzo Monti, transl., Iliade [Iliad], Milan: Giovanni Resnati e Gius. Bernardoni di Gio, translation of Ἰλιάς (Iliás) by Homer, published 1840, Libro X, page 222:

     Ipocoonte ¶ […] , de' Traci consigliero, e prode ¶ Consobrino di Reso.

     Hippocoon, Thracian councillor, and brave cousin of Rhesus.

Latin

Noun

cōnsōbrīnō

1. dative/ablative singular of cōnsōbrīnus