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masculine
il cugino
cousin
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cugino
/il kuˈdʒiːno/
← masculine
feminine →
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How do you say cugino in Italian?
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/il kuˈdʒiːno/
How do you pronounce cugino in Italian?
cugino is pronounced /il kuˈdʒiːno/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il mio cugino italiano è molto simpatico e intelligente.
My Italian cousin (masculine) is very nice and intelligent.
Il cugino maggiore di mio padre è diventato un medico famoso.
My father's older cousin (masculine) became a famous doctor.
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Why is it masculine?
Cugino is masculine because it derives from Latin "consobrinus" (a male cousin), which inherited the masculine gender marker "-us" that became "-o" in Italian; the feminine form "cugina" comes from the Latin feminine "consobrina" with its "-a" ending.
What is the Italian word for cousin?
The Italian word for cousin is il cugino — masculine.
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