cognate
/ˈkɑɡn(e)ɪt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One of a number of things allied in origin or nature.
noun
One who is related to another, both having descended from a common ancestor through legal marriages.
Dated
Example Sentences
- "This explanation provoked further great hilarity among the members of the committee. And the frankness was admired by many with which Louit, on his return, confessed to having found, in the course of his excursion, three barns in all, of which two contained empty bottles and the third the skeleton of a goat. But in other quarters this and cognate statements were viewed in another and less friendly light."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *ǵenh₁-, cognātus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɑɡn(e)ɪt/
- British English: /ˈkɒɡn(e)ɪt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
cogn. (alternative, abbreviation)
cognates (plural)