cosyn

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French cosin (and feminine cosine), inherited from Latin cōnsōbrīnus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kuˈziːn/, /ˈkuzin/, /ˈkoːzin/

Noun

cosyn (plural cosyns)

  1. A member of one's family; one's partner, relative or their partner:
    1. One's progeny; those who descend from one's lineage.
    2. A nibling (niece or nephew); a child of one's brother or sister
    3. One's direct cousin; a child of one's aunt or uncle.
    4. (rare) Something bearing similarity to something else.

Descendants
  • English: cousin
  • Scots: kizzen (Shetlandic cüshin)

References

Welsh

Etymology

Originally a singulative form of caws (“cheese”).

Pronunciation

Noun

cosyn m (plural cosynnau)

  1. a cheese

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
cosyn gosyn nghosyn chosyn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “caws”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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