cognate

a. 同族的, 同语系的, 同词源的, 母族的, 同性质的, 同类的, 同种的 n. 亲族, 同语系的语言, 同词源的词, 同性质的东西, 同源物 [计] 同性质的, 同类的, 同语族的

发音

UK /ˈkɒɡn(e)ɪt/
US /ˈkɑɡn(e)ɪt/

词形变化

cognates 复数 cognates

别名

cogn.

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One of a number of things allied in origin or nature.

  2. 2.

    One who is related to another on the female side.

    过时 法律
  3. 3.

    One who is related to another, both having descended from a common ancestor through legal marriages.

    过时 法律
  4. 4.

    A word either descended from the same base word of the same ancestor language as the given word, or judged to be a regular reflex of the same reconstructed root of proto-language as the given word.

    同源词

    语言学
adj.
  1. 1.

    Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.

  2. 2.

    Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root.

  3. 3.

    Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.

    同源

    语言学

词汇关系

相关短语

词源

Borrowed from Latin cognātus (“related by blood”), from co- + gnātus (“born”). Compare Portuguese cognato and Spanish cognado. Doublet of connate and cognatus.

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