- false cognate
- ,false `cognate or ,false `friend noun count LINGUISTICSa word in a language that looks or sounds similar to a word in another language but means something different
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False cognate — False cognates are pairs of words in the same or different languages that are similar in form and meaning but have different roots. That is, they appear to be or are sometimes considered cognates when in fact they are not. Note that even false… … Wikipedia
false cognate — noun a) A word that appears to be cognate to ndash; that is, to have a shared linguistic origin with ndash; a given word, but that is in fact unrelated. b) A false friend, a word that appears to have the same meaning as a given word, but that… … Wiktionary
False friend — False friends (or faux amis ) are pairs of words in two languages or dialects (or letters in two alphabets) that look and/or sound similar, but differ in meaning.False cognates, by contrast, are similar words in different languages that appear to … Wikipedia
Cognate — For other uses, see Cognate (disambiguation). In linguistics, cognates are words that have a common etymological origin. This learned term derives from the Latin cognatus (blood relative).[1] Cognates within the same language are called doublets … Wikipedia
Cognate (disambiguation) — Cognate (from Latin cognatus blood relation, having a common ancestor ) may refer to: Cognates, words that have a common etymological origin False cognates, words that appear to be cognates, but are not Cognate object, a verb s object that is… … Wikipedia
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