cognateness
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Cognateness — Cog nate*ness, n. The state of being cognate. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cognateness — cogˈnateness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑cognate … Useful english dictionary
cognate — cognateness, n. cognatic /kog nat ik/, adj. /kog nayt/, adj. 1. related by birth; of the same parentage, descent, etc. 2. Ling. descended from the same language or form: such cognate languages as French and Spanish. 3. allied or similar in nature … Universalium
Varuna — Hdeity infobox| Caption = The God Varuna on his mount makara, 1675 1700Painting; Watercolor, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper,Made in: India, Rajasthan, Bundi placed in LACMA museum Name = Varuna / Waruna Devanagari = वरुण Sanskrit… … Wikipedia
cognacy — noun a) The relationship between cognates; the condition of sharing a common ancestor term in another language. b) The degree to which two languages share cognates, usually expressed as a percentage Syn: cognateness … Wiktionary
cognate — [ kɒgneɪt] adjective 1》 Linguistics (of a word) having the same linguistic derivation as another (e.g. English father, German Vater, Latin pater). 2》 formal related; connected. ↘related to or descended from a common ancestor. Compare with… … English new terms dictionary
cognate — adj. & n. adj. 1 related to or descended from a common ancestor (cf. AGNATE). 2 Philol. (of a word) having the same linguistic family or derivation (as another); representing the same original word or root (e.g. English father, German Vater,… … Useful english dictionary
