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Italian
Etymology
Feminine of cognato.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koɲˈɲa.ta/
- Rhymes: -ata
- Hyphenation: co‧gnà‧ta
Noun
cognata f (plural cognate)
- sister-in-law
Latin
Pronunciation
cognāta: (Classical) IPA(key): /koɡˈnaː.ta/,
cognātā: (Classical) IPA(key): /koɡˈnaː.taː/,
Adjective
cognāta
- inflection of cognātus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural
Adjective
cognātā
- ablative feminine singular of cognātus
Noun
cōgnāta f (genitive cōgnātae, masculine cōgnātus); first declension
- a female relation, kinswoman
Declension
First-declension noun.
References
- “cognata”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “cognata”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- cognata in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Adjective
cognata
- feminine singular of cognato