cognate
adjective
related by birth; of the same parentage, descent, etc.
cognates
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pluralof cognate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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So I could tell you who his cognates are for Achilles, Hector, Helen of Troy, Aphrodite, Odysseus and a whole bunch of others.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2024
For instance, English ‘water’ and German ‘wasser’ are clearly related, making them cognates that derive from the same ancient word—an example of stability.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 23, 2021
They are using computers to sort giant databases of cognates and generate millions of possible family trees based on assumptions about, say, how quickly languages split.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 21, 2016
A quick search of the plan brings up the word terror and its cognates in 377 places, hurricane in five.
From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2016
The origin of the term "pressing," with its cognates "to press" and "pressed," is not less remarkable than the genesis of the violence it so aptly describes.
From The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore by J. R. (John Robert) Hutchinson
