transcription, транскрипция: [ kä-ˈnāt, ˈkä-ˌ ]
adjective
Etymology: Late Latin connatus, past participle of connasci to be born together, from Latin com- + nasci to be born — more at nation
Date: 1641
1. : akin , congenial
2. : innate , inborn
3. : born or originated together
4. : entrapped in sediments at the time of their deposition
connate water
• con·nate·ly adverb