appellative vs cognomen
cognomen vs appellativeappellative and cognomen both are nouns.
appellative is an adjective but cognomen is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| appellative | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| cognomen | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
cognomen is a hyponym of
appellative; that is, cognomen is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
appellative:
- appellative: identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
- cognomen: a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
Other hyponyms of appellative include
street name, byname, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet, form of address, title, title of respect, title.
| appellative (noun) | cognomen (noun) |
|---|---|
| identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others | the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) |
| a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) |
| appellative (adjective) | cognomen (adjective) |
|---|---|
| pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun | |
| inclined to or serving for the giving of names |
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