cosyn

Middle English

Noun

cosyn

  1. cousin

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

  • caws”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014
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