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    cognate
    /ˈkɒɡneɪt/

    adjective

    noun

    • 1. a cognate word.
    • 2. a blood relative, especially on the mother's side.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOGNATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    COGNATE definition: 1. Cognate languages and words have the same origin, or are related and in some way similar: 2. a…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cognateCognate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : of the same or similar nature : generically alike. the cognate fields of film and theater. 2. : related by blood. a family cognate with another. also : related on the mother's side. 3. a. : related by descent from the same ancestral language. Spanish and French are cognate languages. b.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › cognateCognate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When you're learning a new language, a cognate is an easy word to remember because it looks and means the same thing as a word you already know. For example, gratitude in English means the same as gratitud in Spanish.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOGNATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    COGNATE meaning: 1. Cognate languages and words have the same origin, or are related and in some way similar: 2. a…. Learn more.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › cognateCOGNATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Cognate definition: related by birth; of the same parentage, descent, etc.. See examples of COGNATE used in a sentence.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CognateCognate - Wikipedia

    In historical linguistics, cognates or lexical cognates are sets of words that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymological ancestor in a common parent language. [1] .

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOGNATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    4 meanings: 1. akin; related 2. related by blood or descended from a common maternal ancestor → Compare agnate 3. → See cognate.... Click for more definitions.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcognate - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    (linguistics) having the same origin as another word or language. ‘Haus’ in German is cognate with ‘house’ in English. German and Dutch are cognate languages. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › cognateCognate - definition of cognate by The Free Dictionary

    1. One related by blood or origin with another, especially a person sharing an ancestor with another. 2. A word related to one in another language. 3. A sequence of university courses taken as an adjunct to a graduate degree program: earned an MA in linguistics with a cognate in computer science.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › cognateCognate Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Having the same nature or quality. Webster's New World. Related in origin, as certain words in genetically related languages descended from the same ancestral root; for example, English name and Latin nōmen from Indo-European *nō̆-men-. American Heritage.