Dictionary

cognate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɑɡn(e)ɪt/ (US)
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• /ˈkɒɡn(e)ɪt/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cognātus (“related by blood”), from co- + gnātus (“born”). Compare Portuguese cognato and Spanish cognado. Doublet of connate and cognatus.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.
2. (not-comparable) Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root.
   • This explanation provoked further great hilarity among the members of the committee. And the frankness was admired by many with which Louit, on his return, confessed to having found, in the course of his excursion, three barns in all, of which two contained empty bottles and the third the skeleton of a goat. But in other quarters this and cognate statements were viewed in another and less friendly light. 1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC:
3. (not-comparable) Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.

Forms

Deriveds

cognation · noncognate · cognateness · cognately

Synonyms

consanguineal · consanguine · same-blooded · consanguineous · akin · cognate · cognate · natural · connate · akin · connate · kindred · allied · akin · same-blooded · kindred

Translations (61)

es familiar (kindred by birth) · es emparentado (kindred by birth) · hi सजातीय (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · sl istoizvoren (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · ms kognat (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · de wurzelverwandt (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · de urverwandt (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · it imparentato (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · ang mǣġcūþ (kindred by birth) · cs stejného původu (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · sv kognat (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · de stammverwandt (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · it congiunto (kindred by birth) · ja 同源 (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · is samstofna (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · vi đồng nguyên (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · bg родствен (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · fr apparenté (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · ms serumpun (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · nl bloedverwant (kindred by birth) · fi olla sukua [jollekin] (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · lt giminingas (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · ru однокоренно́й (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · ka ნათესავი (kindred by birth) · nl woordverwant (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · de blutverwandt (kindred by birth) · tr kökteş (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · hy ազգակից (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · cs příbuzný (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · bn সমগোত্রজ (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · vi đồng căn (同根） (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · is skyldur (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · ro înrudit (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · kk түбірлес (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · da kognat (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · az kökdaş (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · az eyniköklü (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · gv co-chynneydagh (kindred by birth) · hu rokon (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · bg родствен (kindred by birth) · cmn 同源 (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · vi cùng gốc (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · gv co-cheintagh (kindred by birth) · pl pokrewny (kindred by birth) · mr सजातीय (kindred by birth) · de verwandt (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · ka მონათესავე (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · el συγγενής (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · nl cognaat (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · de etymologisch verwandt (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · gl cognado (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · ru ро́дственный (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · es cognado (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · it affine (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · pt cognato (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · gv cocheintagh (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · ru исконноро́дственный (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · nl wortelverwant (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · de kognat (kindred by birth) · bg сроден (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) · cs příbuzný (kindred by birth)

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cognate en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɑɡn(e)ɪt/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˈkɒɡn(e)ɪt/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cognātus (“related by blood”), from co- + gnātus (“born”). Compare Portuguese cognato and Spanish cognado. Doublet of connate and cognatus.

Meanings

1. One of a number of things allied in origin or nature.
2. (dated) One who is related to another on the female side.
3. (dated) One who is related to another, both having descended from a common ancestor through legal marriages.
4. A word either descended from the same base word of the same ancestor language as the given word, or judged to be a regular reflex of the same reconstructed root of proto-language as the given word.

Forms

Coordinates

derivative/reflex · etymon

Deriveds

cognatically · cognatic · cognacy · false cognate

Hypernyms

paronym

Relateds

false friend · etymon · derivation · root · cognate accusative · etymology · agnate

Translations (43)

hu közös tőből származó szó (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · id kata kerabat (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · fr cognat (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · es cognado (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · nl cognaat (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · hu rokon szó (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · pl pokrewny wyraz (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · sl istoizvornica (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · cy gair cytras (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · ru когна́т (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · de Verwandte (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · ka მონათესავე (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · fi sukulaissana (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · id kata seasal (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · fr mot apparenté (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · nl verwante (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · km បរិវារសព្ទ (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · kk түбірлес сөздер (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · de verwandtes Wort (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · vi từ cùng gốc (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · yi קאָגנאַט (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · ms kognat (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · hu azonos/közös eredetű szó (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · cmn 同源詞 /同源词 (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · ko 동계어 (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · ja 同根語 (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · sv släktord (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · sv kognat (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · af kognaat (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · ru однокоренно́е сло́во (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · id kognat (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · gl cognado (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · de Kognat (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · eo kognato (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · ms kata serumpun (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · pl spokrewniony wyraz (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · ast cognáu (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · ro cuvânt înrudit (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · hi सजातीय (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · ru ро́дственное сло́во (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · ca cognat (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · pt cognato (word derived from the same roots as a given word) · is samstofna orð (word derived from the same roots as a given word)