Antonyms for cognate


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kog-neyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒg neɪt


Definition of cognate

Origin :
  • 1640s, from Latin cognatus "of common descent," from com- "together" (see co-) + gnatus, past participle of gnasci, older form of nasci "to be born" (see genus). Words that are cognates are cousins, not siblings. As a noun, from 1754.
  • adj alike, associated
Example sentences :
  • The young men who figure at embassies and missions are all "cognate numbers."
  • Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever
  • The adverbial sense to be wholly transferred to the cognate word.
  • Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
  • The first syllable is cognate with mare and the second means servant.
  • Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley
  • Richier, has generally been absorbed by the cognate Richard.
  • Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley
  • A glade or valley in the wood was called a Dean, Dene, Denne, cognate with den.
  • Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley
  • The bank of a river or lake was called Over, cognate with Ger.
  • Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley
  • Stout, valiant, now used euphemistically for fat, is cognate with Ger.
  • Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley
  • With bird nicknames may be mentioned Callow, unfledged, cognate with Lat.
  • Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley
  • That the Greek mind was apt in doing this is cognate to their idealizing turn in art.
  • Extract from : « Progress and History » by Various
  • There are cognate aims and similar achievements in literature and art.
  • Extract from : « Appearances » by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson

Synonyms for cognate

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