Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cognation

/kɒɡˈneɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cog-na-tion
IPA: /kɒɡˈneɪʃən/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cognate relationship.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] these stones, I say, gratifie our sight, as having a nearer cognation with the Soul of Man, that is Rational and Intellectual, and therefore is well pleased when it meets with any outward Object that fits and agrees with those congenite Ideas her own nature is furnished with."
"Cowan (1957a, 1957b) has established the following CVC cognation percentages using for his 'Tami Group' only the languages classed by the present writer as constituting the Upper Tami Families."
"This being the case, proof of cognation remains elusive even in the case of conspicuous lexical lookalikes."

Etymology

From Middle English cognacion, cognacioun, from Latin cognātiō; equivalent to cognate + -ion.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: cognacion, cognātiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

cognations (plural)

Synonyms

consanguinity blood kinship matrilineage enation

Questions

How do you pronounce cognation?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɒɡˈneɪʃən/.
What does cognation mean?: A cognate relationship.
Where does cognation come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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