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cog|nate — «KOG nayt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. a) related in origin; descended from the same original language. English, Dutch, and German are cognate languages. b) coming from the same word or root. English father, German Vater, and Latin pater are… … Useful english dictionary
cog´nate|ness — cog|nate «KOG nayt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. a) related in origin; descended from the same original language. English, Dutch, and German are cognate languages. b) coming from the same word or root. English father, German Vater, and Latin pater… … Useful english dictionary
cog — as·cog·e·nous; ca·cog·ra·phy; cog; cog·gly; cog·ie; cog·i·ta·ble; cog·i·ta·bund; cog·i·tate; cog·i·ta·tion; cog·i·ta·tive; cog·man; cog·nat·ic; cog·na·tion; cog·na·tus; cog·ni·tion; cog·ni·tion·al; cog·ni·tive; cog·ni·tiv·ism; cog·ni·tiv·ist;… … English syllables
nate — ace·to·pro·pi·o·nate; ad·nate; ag·mi·nate; al·bu·mi·nate; al·gi·nate; al·loph·a·nate; an·ten·nate; an·ti·mo·nate; ap·pla·nate; ar·se·nate; as·so·nate; bom·bi·nate; cach·in·nate; cal·ci·nate; car·nate; cir·ci·nate; com·mi·nate; com·pag·i·nate;… … English syllables
cognate — cog·nate … English syllables
cognately — cog·nate·ly … English syllables
cognate — cog•nate [[t]ˈkɒg neɪt[/t]] adj. 1) related by birth; of the same parentage or descent 2) ling. descended from the same language or form: such cognate languages as French and Spanish[/ex] 3) allied or similar in nature or quality 4) a person or… … From formal English to slang
cognate — cog|nate1 [ kag,neıt ] noun count LINGUISTICS words from different languages are cognates when they have the same origin cognate cog|nate 2 [ kag,neıt ] adjective 1. ) LINGUISTICS cognate words or languages have the same origin 2. ) FORMAL… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Cognate — Cog nate, n. 1. (Law) One who is related to another on the female side. Wharton. [1913 Webster] 2. One of a number of things allied in origin or nature; as, certain letters are cognates. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cognate — Cog nate, a. [L. cognatus; co + gnatus, natus, p. p. of nasci, anciently gnasci, to be born. See {Nation}, and cf. {Connate}.] 1. Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (Law), related on the mother s side. [1913 Webster] 2. Of the same… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
