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cognatus

cognatus noun: a blood relative.

Noun

cognatus (plural cognati)

  1. (Ancient-Rome) A blood relative

Forms of cognatus

pluralcognati

Origin of cognatus

Learned borrowing from Latin cognatus (“kinsman”). Doublet of cognate and connate.

Questions about cognatus

What does cognatus mean?
Cognatus means a blood relative.
What part of speech is cognatus?
Cognatus is a noun.
What is the plural of cognatus?
The plural of cognatus is cognati.

Words near cognatus in the dictionary

  1. cognatic
  2. cognatical
  3. cognatically
  4. cognation
  5. cognations
  6. cognatus
  7. cognescenti
  8. cognetics
  9. Cognevich
  10. cogniac
  11. cogniacs

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