Italian

Noun

cognato m ‎(plural cognati)

1. brother-in-law

Related terms

• cognata

Anagrams

• cotogna

Latin

Adjective

cognātō

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

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

cognato m (plural cognatos)

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

Adjective

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

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

Antonyms

• (related by blood): afim