cognate

adjective

/ˈkɒɡneɪt/

/ˈkɑːɡneɪt/

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(linguistics語言學) having the same origin as another word or language（詞或語言）同源的，同族的，同語系的
- ‘Haus’ in German is cognate with ‘house’ in English.德語中的 Haus 一詞與英語中的 house 同源。
- German and Dutch are cognate languages.德語和荷蘭語是同源語言。
(formal) related in some way and therefore similar相關的；類似的
- a cognate development相關的發展

Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin cognatus, from co- ‘together with’ + natus ‘born’.

noun

/ˈkɒɡneɪt/

/ˈkɑːɡneɪt/

(linguistics語言學)

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a word that has the same origin as another同源詞
- ‘Haus’ and ‘house’ are cognates.Haus 和 house 是同源詞。
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin cognatus, from co- ‘together with’ + natus ‘born’.

BNC: 26970 COCA: 33741

cognate

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