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Cognate as an adjective will be translated by apparanté

Un cognat is a member of the family - linked by birth (rarely used except in Law )

Un cognat is also, in Linguistics, a word which as a same origin than another word in another language.

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What is a cognate in French?

A cognate, in French, or any other language, is a word that shares common meaning and etymological roots between two languages. The common root is usually seen in similar spellings and pronunciations, in this case between English and French. For example, the cognate word "table" is spelled the same in both English and French. They both share roots in Old French, ultimately come from the same Latin word, tabula, meaning board. The words for duck (English, of germanic origin) and canard (French, of latin origin) are not cognate, and sound obviously different due to their dissimilar roots. Beware of loan words, however. Some words, like facade, or cafe, are borrowed terms from the French language, and as such have no true English equivalent and are not cognate.


What is the cognate a for English old?

The cognate for English "old" in Spanish is "viejo" and in French is "vieux".


What is the cognate for the word precipice?

The word "precipice" has a cognate in Latin, which is "praeceps," meaning "headlong" or "steep."


How would you use the word cognate in a sentence?

The English word "mother" and the Spanish word "madre" are cognates because they share a common Latin root.


What is the English word 'brute' in French?

Brute is a cognate in French and English.Specifically, the French word is a feminine noun. Its singular definite article la means "the." Its singular indefinite article is une ("a, one").The pronunciation is "yoon bryoot."

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What does the French word mustache mean?

The French word moustache is a cognate and means mustache.


What does cognate mean in french?

cognat


What does un repas mean?

"Un repas" is French for "a meal". "Repas" is a cognate of the English word "repast".


What is the french word for the English word creations?

It is a cognate [a word that looks the same in French as in English]: "créations."


What is the English cognate word for old french word dalier?

to dally as in dilly dally


What does the spanish word vagabundo mean?

The word "vagabundo" means homeless person or a drifter. The cognate word vagabond also comes to English from Latin (by way of French).


What is a cognate in French?

A cognate, in French, or any other language, is a word that shares common meaning and etymological roots between two languages. The common root is usually seen in similar spellings and pronunciations, in this case between English and French. For example, the cognate word "table" is spelled the same in both English and French. They both share roots in Old French, ultimately come from the same Latin word, tabula, meaning board. The words for duck (English, of germanic origin) and canard (French, of latin origin) are not cognate, and sound obviously different due to their dissimilar roots. Beware of loan words, however. Some words, like facade, or cafe, are borrowed terms from the French language, and as such have no true English equivalent and are not cognate.


What is the french word for chaste?

Chaste is a cognate, and is exactly the same in French as it is English. An alternate meaning for the same adjective is "pur".


What is it called when a word in spanish look the same and mean the same in English?

A cognate.


How do you say irresisteble in french?

It is a cognate, in French: irrésistible.


What is the cognate a for English old?

The cognate for English "old" in Spanish is "viejo" and in French is "vieux".


What is the french word for vampire?

The French word for "vampire' IS "vampire". It is a cognate. The only difference is the pronunciation, which is more like "vam-peer-ay". Example: Vampire bat in French is "souris vampire".