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cognate vs relation

relation vs cognate

cognate and relation both are nouns.

cognate is an adjective but relation is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cognate Yes Yes No No
relation Yes No No No
As nouns, relation is a hypernym of cognate; that is, relation is a word with a broader meaning than cognate:
  • cognate: one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
  • relation: a person related by blood or marriage
Other hypernyms of cognate include relative.
cognate (noun) relation (noun)
a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur
(law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
an act of narration
a person related by blood or marriage
cognate (adjective) relation (adjective)
related by blood
having the same ancestral language
related in nature
Difference between cognate and relation

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