Pronunciation: /ˈkɑɡˌneɪt/
noun a word related to another word in a different language because they have evolved from a common source
A1 I learned that English and German are cognates.
A2 Many Spanish words have cognates in Italian.
B1 Understanding the cognates between French and Portuguese helped me learn both languages.
B2 As a linguist, I enjoy studying the cognates between different language families.
C1 The linguist discovered a new cognate relationship between two ancient languages.
C2 Her research on cognates in Indo-European languages has been groundbreaking in the field of linguistics.
adjective related by descent from the same ancestral language
A1 English and German are cognate languages.
A2 Spanish and Italian have many cognate words.
B1 Learning French can be easier for English speakers due to cognate vocabulary.
B2 The two languages share a cognate root, making them easier to understand.
C1 His knowledge of Latin helped him recognize cognate words in other Romance languages.
C2 The linguist's research focused on tracing cognate words across different language families.
formal The English word 'brother' is a cognate of the Latin word 'frater'.
informal I just learned that 'hospital' is a cognate of the Spanish word 'hospital'.
slang Dude, 'camera' is like a cognate of the French word 'caméra'.
figurative The concept of 'freedom' can be seen as a cognate of 'liberty'.
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