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cognomen vs appellative

appellative vs cognomen

cognomen and appellative both are nouns.

cognomen is not an adjective while appellative is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cognomen Yes No No No
appellative Yes Yes No No
As nouns, appellative is a hypernym of cognomen; that is, appellative is a word with a broader meaning than cognomen:
  • cognomen: a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
  • appellative: identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
Other hypernyms of cognomen include appellation, denomination, designation.
cognomen (noun) appellative (noun)
the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
cognomen (adjective) appellative (adjective)
pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun
inclined to or serving for the giving of names
Difference between cognomen and appellative

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