consanguineous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪni.əs/ (General-American)
- /kɒnsaŋˈɡwɪnjəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪnjəs/ (General-American)
- /kɒnsaŋˈɡwɪni.əs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Adapted borrowing of Latin cōnsanguineus + -ous, from con- (“together”) + sanguineus (“of or pertaining to blood”), from sanguis (“blood”). By surface analysis, con- + sanguineous. Doublet of consanguine.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.
Am not I consanguineous? am I not of her blood?
c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):2002, B. Modell and A. Darr, "Science and society: genetic counselling and customary consanguineous marriage," Nature Reviews: Genetics, vol 3. no. 3 (Mar.), p. 225, Consanguineous marriage is customary in many societies, but leads to an increased birth prevalence of infants with severe recessive disorders.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| consanguinous | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
nonconsanguineous · consanguineously
Relateds
consanguinuity · consanguinity
Synonyms
same-blooded · consanguineal · consanguine
Translations (35)
it consanguineo (related by birth) · be адзінакро́ўны (related by birth) · uk єдинокро́вний (related by birth) · da blodsbeslægtet (related by birth) · cy cytras (related by birth) · es consanguíneo (related by birth) · ro consangvin (related by birth) · nb kjødelig (related by birth) · ru единокро́вный (related by birth) · nl consanguin (related by birth) · ca consanguini (related by birth) · be аднакро́ўны (related by birth) · hu vér szerinti (related by birth) · cmn 同宗的 (related by birth) · mi kōpūtahi (related by birth) · pt carnal (related by birth) · ru ро́дственный (related by birth) · tr akraba (related by birth) · pl pokrewny (related by birth) · uk роди́нний (related by birth) · vi cận huyết (related by birth) · hu édes- (related by birth) · de konsanguin (related by birth) · fi verisukulainen (related by birth) · nl bloedverwant (related by birth) · cy cydwaed (related by birth) · es carnal (related by birth) · be ро́днасны (related by birth) · pt consanguíneo (related by birth) · fr consanguin (related by birth) · ca carnal (related by birth) · uk однокро́вний (related by birth) · pl spokrewniony (related by birth) · de leiblich (related by birth) · de blutsverwandt (related by birth)