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cognate

[ kog-neyt ]

adjective

  1. related by birth; of the same parentage, descent, etc.
  2. Linguistics. descended from the same language or form:

    such cognate languages as French and Spanish.

  3. allied or similar in nature or quality.


noun

  1. a person or thing cognate with another.
  2. a cognate word:

    The English word cold is a cognate of German kalt.

cognate

/ ˈkɒɡneɪt /

adjective

  1. akin; related

    cognate languages

  2. related by blood or descended from a common maternal ancestor Compare agnate
  3. cognate object
    grammar a noun functioning as the object of a verb to which it is etymologically related, as in think a thought or sing a song
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. something that is cognate with something else
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • cogˈnation, noun
  • ˈcognateness, noun
  • ˈcognately, adverb
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Other Words From

  • cognate·ness noun
  • cog·nat·ic [kog-, nat, -ik], adjective
  • non·cognate adjective noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cognate1

1635–45; < Latin cognātus, equivalent to co- co- + -gnātus (past participle of gnāscī, nāscī to be born)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cognate1

C17: from Latin cognātus, from co- same + gnātus born, variant of nātus, past participle of nāscī to be born
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Example Sentences

Furthermore, these regional Celtic gods had their cognates and associated deities in other Celtic cultures, with the apt example of Lugus – as he was known in Gaul, and Lugh – as he was known in Ireland.

However, the Old English "hund" later became "hound" but eventually was replaced by "dog," not a cognate.

Due to his knowledge of Arabic, he found many cognate words.

The directory of 1780 gave the names of twenty-six jewellers; that of 1880 gives nearly 700, including cognate trades.

Hell Jacob Grimm derives from hilan, to conceal in the earth, and it is cognate with hole and hollow.

The words genius and genie are evidently cognate with the Arabian jinn, meaning a spirit.

Hear how many cognate ideas present themselves to Shakspeare's mind in expressing the thought.

The intransitive form derives from the transitive by dropping a generalized, customary, reflexive or cognate object.

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