Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cognacy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cog-na-cy
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The relationship between cognates; the condition of sharing a common ancestor term in another language.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The degree to which two languages share cognates, usually expressed as a percentage

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"First, in depending on vocabulary, as opposed to morphology or grammar, one runs the risk of assuming cognacy between similar words when the real explanation is borrowing."
"In Table 13.1 are given the percentages for the degrees of cognacy between pairs of languages in the Upper Cross group."

Usage

Inflected Forms

cognacies (plural)

Synonyms

cognateness cognancy

Questions

What does cognacy mean?: The relationship between cognates; the condition of sharing a common ancestor term in another language.

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