Definition of 'cognate'

Word Frequency

cognate

(kɒgneɪt )

adjective

Cognate things are related to each other.

[formal]

...cognate words.

[Also + with]

Synonyms: related, similar, allied, associated More Synonyms of cognate

Word Frequency

cognate in British

(ˈkɒɡneɪt )

adjective

akin; related

cognate languages

related by blood or descended from a common maternal ancestor

Compare agnate

3. cognate object

noun

something that is cognate with something else

Derived forms

cognately (ˈcognately)

adverb

cognateness (ˈcognateness)

noun

cognation (cogˈnation)

noun

Word origin of 'cognate'

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

Word Frequency

cognate in American

(ˈkɑgˌneɪt ; kägˈnātˌ)

adjective

related by family; having the same ancestor

having the same nature or quality

3. Linguistics

related through the same source; derived from a common original form

English apple and German apfel are cognate words; English and Flemish are cognate languages

noun

a person related to another through common ancestry

a relative on the mother's side

a cognate word, language, or thing

SIMILAR WORDS: reˈlated

Word origin of 'cognate'

L cognatus, related by birth < co-, together + gnatus, pp. of gnasci, older form of nasci, to be born: see genus

Example sentences containing 'cognate'

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The word anchoress is a cognate of a Greek verb that means `to retire. Newbery, Linda RIDDLE ME THIS (1993)

Trends of 'cognate'

Used Occasionally. cognate is one of the 30000 most commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Nearby words of 'cognate'

Related Terms of 'cognate'

cognate object

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Definition of cognate from the Collins English Dictionary

Verbal nouns

The verbal noun is the -ing form, i.e. the present participle of the verb, used as a noun. It can be used in all the places that a noun can be used, but still keeps some characteristics of the verb. ...