cognato

From Latin cognātus (“related by blood”), from cum (“with”) + nātus (“born”).

• IPA^(key): /koɲˈɲa.to/
• Hyphenation: co‧gna‧to

cognato m (plural cognati)

1. brother-in-law

• cognata

• cotogna

cognātō

1. dative masculine singular of cognātus
2. dative neuter singular of cognātus
3. ablative masculine singular of cognātus
4. ablative neuter singular of cognātus

Borrowed from Latin cognātus (“related by blood”), from cum (“with”) + nātus (“born”). Compare the inherited Portuguese doublet cunhado.

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koɡ.ˈna.tu/
• Hyphenation: cog‧na‧to

cognato m (plural cognatos)

1. (linguistics) cognate (a word that is etymologically related to another)

cognato m (feminine singular cognata, masculine plural cognatos, feminine plural cognatas, comparable)

1. (linguistics) being a cognate
2. (of a relative) related by blood

• (related by blood): afim