cognate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɒɡ.neɪt/ SAMPA: /"kQg.neIt/

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• Hyphenation: cog‧nate

Noun

Singular cognate

Plural cognates

1. (countable) One related by blood or origin with another, especially a person sharing an ancestor with another.
2. (countable) A word related to one in another language.

Adjective

Positive cognate

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Related by blood; having a common ancestor.
2. Related in origin, as certain words in genetically related languages descended from the same ancestral root; for example, English name and Latin nmen from Indo-European *n-men-.
3. Related or analogous in nature, character, or function.

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