cognate

[ kog-neyt ]

/ ˈkɒg neɪt /

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adjective

related by birth; of the same parentage, descent, etc.

Linguistics. descended from the same language or form: such cognate languages as French and Spanish.

allied or similar in nature or quality.

noun

a person or thing cognate with another.

a cognate word: The English word cold is a cognate of German kalt.

Origin of cognate

1635–45; <Latin cognātus, equivalent to co-co- + -gnātus (past participle of gnāscī, nāscī to be born)

OTHER WORDS FROM cognate

cog·nate·ness, nouncog·nat·ic

[kog-nat-ik], /kɒgˈnæt ɪk/, adjectivenon·cog·nate, adjective, noun

Words nearby cognate

cogitate, cogitation, cogitative, cogito, ergo sum, cognac, cognate, cognate object, cognation, Cognex, cognisant, cognition

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Example sentences from the Web for cognate

However, the Old English "hund" later became "hound" but eventually was replaced by "dog," not a cognate.
How Old is the Illiad?|Justin Green|March 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Cognate with railways is the practical working of the Electric Telegraph, now so necessary to their being.
Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign|John Ashton
Eng, waþeman, hunter; cf. the common German surname Weidemann, of cognate origin.
The Romance of Names|Ernest Weekley
His own experience in cognate matters enables him in some degree to recognise the nature of those difficulties.
Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913|Evelyn Baring

Infixes occur more rarely in Malay than in the cognate tongues.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 4|Various
Another consideration, of cognate character, presents itself.
Notes on the Diplomatic History of the Jewish Question|Lucien Wolf

British Dictionary definitions for cognate

cognate

/ (ˈkɒɡneɪt) /

adjective

akin; relatedcognate languages

related by blood or descended from a common maternal ancestorCompare agnate

cognate object grammar a noun functioning as the object of a verb to which it is etymologically related, as in think a thought or sing a song

noun

something that is cognate with something else

Derived forms of cognate

cognately, adverbcognateness, nouncognation, noun

Word Origin for cognate

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	cognate
释义	cognate [ kog-neyt ] / ˈkɒg neɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cognate ON THESAURUS.COM adjective related by birth; of the same parentage, descent, etc. Linguistics. descended from the same language or form: such cognate languages as French and Spanish. allied or similar in nature or quality. noun a person or thing cognate with another. a cognate word: The English word cold is a cognate of German kalt. Origin of cognate 1635–45; <Latin cognātus, equivalent to co-co- + -gnātus (past participle of gnāscī, nāscī to be born) OTHER WORDS FROM cognate cog·nate·ness, nouncog·nat·ic [kog-nat-ik], /kɒgˈnæt ɪk/, adjectivenon·cog·nate, adjective, noun Words nearby cognate cogitate, cogitation, cogitative, cogito, ergo sum, cognac, cognate, cognate object, cognation, Cognex, cognisant, cognition Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cognate However, the Old English "hund" later became "hound" but eventually was replaced by "dog," not a cognate. How Old is the Illiad?\|Justin Green\|March 1, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Cognate with railways is the practical working of the Electric Telegraph, now so necessary to their being. Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign\|John Ashton Eng, waþeman, hunter; cf. the common German surname Weidemann, of cognate origin. The Romance of Names\|Ernest Weekley His own experience in cognate matters enables him in some degree to recognise the nature of those difficulties. Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913\|Evelyn Baring Infixes occur more rarely in Malay than in the cognate tongues. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 4\|Various Another consideration, of cognate character, presents itself. Notes on the Diplomatic History of the Jewish Question\|Lucien Wolf British Dictionary definitions for cognate cognate / (ˈkɒɡneɪt) / adjective akin; relatedcognate languages related by blood or descended from a common maternal ancestorCompare agnate cognate object grammar a noun functioning as the object of a verb to which it is etymologically related, as in think a thought or sing a song noun something that is cognate with something else Derived forms of cognate cognately, adverbcognateness, nouncognation, noun Word Origin for cognate C17: from Latin cognātus, from co- same + gnātus born, variant of nātus, past participle of nāscī to be born Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cognate agnate, like, generic, universal, kindred, same, general, incident, affiliated, akin, allied, analogous, comparable, connected, related, similar, connate, connatural, consanguine
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