1 (linguistics) having the same origin as another word or language:
'Haus' in German is cognate with 'house' in English. * German and Dutch are cognate languages.
2 (formal) related in some way and therefore similar:
a cognate development / field / group
noun (linguistics) a word that has the same origin as another:
'Haus' and 'house' are cognates.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is cognate a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, cognate is tagged as adjective.
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