Meaning
male cousin
In a sentence
Mio cugino vive a Milano con due amici.
My cousin lives in Milan with two friends.
Hai visto tuo cugino ieri al bar?
Did you see your cousin yesterday at the bar?
Non ho chiamato mio cugino questa settimana.
I haven't called my cousin this week.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cugino | masculine · singular |
| cugini | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use cugino for a male cousin; cugina for a female cousin. English "cousin" does not mark gender, but Italian does.
- With family possessives, Italian usually drops the article: mio cugino, tuo cugino, not il mio cugino in neutral contexts.
- Capitalize only if it is part of a name or title context; normally cugino is lowercase, even when addressing family informally.