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Cognate object — In linguistics, a cognate object (or cognate accusative) is a verb s object that is etymologically related to the verb. More specifically, the verb is one that is ordinarily intransitive (lacking any object), and the cognate object is simply the… … Wikipedia
cognate object — Gram. a substantive functioning as the object of a verb, esp. of a verb that is usually intransitive, when both object and verb are derived from the same root. Speech in Speak the speech is a cognate object. [1875 80] … Useful english dictionary
cognate object или accusative — См. accusativo del oggetto interno … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
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
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 — adj. & n. adj. 1 related to or descended from a common ancestor (cf. AGNATE). 2 Philol. (of a word) having the same linguistic family or derivation (as another); representing the same original word or root (e.g. English father, German Vater,… … Useful english dictionary
cognate — I. adjective Etymology: Latin cognatus, from co + gnatus, natus, past participle of nasci to be born; akin to Latin gignere to beget more at kin Date: circa 1645 1. of the same or similar nature ; generically alike 2. related by blood; also… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Pleonasm — is the use of more words (or even word parts) than necessary to express an idea clearly. A closely related concept is rhetorical tautology, in which essentially the same thing is said more than once in different words (e.g black darkness , cold… … Wikipedia
Transitivity (grammatical category) — In linguistics, transitivity is a property of verbs that relates to whether a verb can take direct objects. It is closely related to valency.Traditional grammar makes a binary distinction between transitive verbs such as throw , injure , kiss… … Wikipedia
Intransitive — In*tran si*tive, a. [L. intransitivus: cf. F. intransitif. See {In } not, and {Transitive}.] 1. Not passing farther; kept; detained. [R.] [1913 Webster] And then it is for the image s sake and so far is intransitive; but whatever is paid more to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
