COGNATE


Meaning of COGNATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkɔɡneɪt ]

adj. & n. --adj. 1 related to or descended from a common ancestor (cf. AGNATE). 2 Philol. (of a word) having the same linguistic family or derivation (as another); representing the same original word or root (e.g. English father, German Vater, Latin pater). --n. 1 a relative. 2 a cognate word. øcognate object Gram. an object that is related in origin and sense to the verb governing it (as in live a good life). øøcognately adv. cognateness n. [L cognatus (as CO-, natus born)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.