Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agnate

/ˈæɡneɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: ag-nate
IPA: /ˈæɡneɪt/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.

noun

Any paternal male relative.

noun

A statement having a similar meaning to another, but a different structure.

adj

Related to someone by male connections or on the paternal side of the family.

adj

adj

Having a similar semantic meaning.

Example Sentences

"A great-grandfather is an agnate if he is your father’s father’s father."
"Men accuse agnates of their own generation of bewitching them."
"Assume more or less of a fictitious character, but congenial and agnate […] with the former."
"[...] we can talk about a swim, a drink, a look, even though swim, drink and look can also show up as verbs in agnate clauses."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin agnātus (“paternal kinsman”).

Inflected Forms

agnates (plural) more agnate (comparative) most agnate (superlative)

Derived Forms

agnatic agnation

Synonyms

agnatic patrilineal paternal patrikin patrilineal kin patrisib patrilineal sib

Antonyms

enate

Rhymes With

magnate stagnate

Questions

How do you pronounce agnate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæɡneɪt/.
What does agnate mean?: A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.
Where does agnate come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin agnātus (“paternal kinsman”).

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