cosin

Noun

cosin

1. Alternative form of cosyn

Etymology

From Latin cōnsobrīnus. Compare Catalan cosí and French cousin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cosin m (plural cosins, feminine cosina, feminine plural cosinas)

1. cousin

Further reading

• "cosin, ina" - Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana (pg, 186)

Etymology

From Latin cōnsobrīnus (possibly via a Vulgar Latin form *cōsobīnus > *cōsuīnus).

Noun

cosin oblique singular, m (oblique plural cosins, nominative singular cosins, nominative plural cosin)

1. cousin
   • c. 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:

     D'ambes parz out filz e peres,
     uncles, nevos, cosins e freres

     On both sides there were sons and fathers,
     Uncles, nephews, cousins and brothers

Etymology

Adapted from English cosine.

Noun

cosin m (plural cosinau)

1. (mathematics, differential geometry) cosine

   Synonym: (obsolete) cysein

References

• Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎ (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN