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Meaning of cognate

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

cognate

Pronunciation:/ˈkɒɡ.neɪt//ˈkɑɡ.neɪt/

noun

Definitions

  1. One of a number of things allied in origin or nature.

  2. One who is related to another on the female side.

  3. 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 strongly believed to be a regular reflex of the same reconstructed root of proto-language as the given word.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically related on the mother's side.

    Synonyms:akinsame-blooded
  2. Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root.

    Synonyms:alliedconnatekindred
  3. Descended from the same source lexeme of an ancestor language.