Mastodawn

So, my cousin had a baby, how do you call this kind of #kinship?

As it turns out, the term differs a lot from #language to language:

#English: first cousin once removed.

#French: little cousin (petite-cousine)

#German: niece of the second degree (Nichte zweiten Grades)

#Esperanto: second ranked niece (duaranga nevino)

How do you say in your language? 🤗

@proedie #russian uses a similar system to german and esperanto, she'd be a "двоюродная племянница" or "two-generational niece"

@proedie We have also another term in German (which actually sounds more familiar to me personally): Großcousine (great-cousin).

@steffenloewe No, that would be my second cousin, ie we would have common great grandparents. It’s confusing, I know. 🫣

@proedie I think it might be a regional thing? I have always called my cousins' kids my great-cousins.

@steffenloewe Perhaps. Or even a tradition in your family only. Who knows.

@steffenloewe @proedie
I think großcousine is on the same generational level. So rather your parents cousins children