单词 | cognomen |
释义 | cognomen —cognominal /kog nom"euh neuhl, -noh"meuh-/, adj. —cognominally, adv. /kog noh"meuhn/, n. , pl. cognomens, cognomina /-nom"euh neuh/. 1. a surname. 2. any name, esp. a nickname. 3. the third and commonly the last name of a citizen of ancient Rome, indicating the person's house or family, as "Caesar" in "Gaius Julius Caesar." Cf. agnomen (def. 1). [1800-10; < L, equiv. to co- CO- + nomen name, with -g- on model of nosci: cognosci; see COGNITION] |
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