cognate

CEFRC1

/ˈkɒɡn(e)ɪt/

adjective · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to another word through a common language origin.

  2. 02

    noun

    A word related to another word by common origin.

Examples

  • The English language is cognate to the German language.

  • I suppose that even Wolof and Greenlandic may share a cognate.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.

  2. Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root.

  3. Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

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