coussin

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from later Old French coissin, from Vulgar Latin coxīnus (“seat pad”), derived from Latin coxa (“hip, thigh”) with the suffix possibly after Latin pulvīnus (“pillow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.sɛ̃/

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Noun

coussin m (plural coussins)

1. cushion

   Near-synonym: oreiller

Derived terms

• coussin berlinois
• coussin péteur
• coussinet
• coussinette

Descendants

• → Esperanto: kuseno
  • → Ido: kuseno
• → Persian: کوسن (kusan)
• → Portuguese: coxim

Further reading

• “coussin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• cosinus, cousins, cuisons, cuisson, sucions

Old French

Noun

coussin oblique singular, m (oblique plural coussins, nominative singular coussins, nominative plural coussin)

1. alternative form of coissin