cognat

French

Etymology

From Middle French coignat (14th c.), a borrowing from Latin cognatus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔɡ.na/, (less often) /kɔ.ɲa/

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Noun

cognat m (plural cognats, feminine cognate)

1. cognate

Related terms

• agnat

Further reading

• “cognat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012