Phrase guide

cognate accusative

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: kŏgʹnāt əkyo͞oʹzətĭv
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒɡneɪt əˈkjuːzətɪv/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈkɑɡˌneɪt əˈkjuzətɪv/
  • General-American: /-ɾɪv/

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noun

Meaning 1

An object of kindred sense or derivation; specifically, that which may adverbially follow an intransitive verb (for example, the word death in “to die the death”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Calque of Latin accūsātīvus cognātus (“a cognate accusative”).

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مفعول مطلق — object of kindred sense or derivation
  • Dutch: cognaat object — object of kindred sense or derivation
  • Esperanto: interna komplemento — object of kindred sense or derivation
  • Finnish: sisällönobjekti — object of kindred sense or derivation
  • French: accusatif interne — object of kindred sense or derivation
  • French: complément d'objet interne — object of kindred sense or derivation
  • Galician: complemento obxecto interno — object of kindred sense or derivation
  • Italian: complemento oggetto interno — object of kindred sense or derivation
  • Japanese: 同族目的語 — object of kindred sense or derivation
  • Korean: 동족 목적어 (dongjok mokjeogeo) — object of kindred sense or derivation
  • Latin: accūsātīvus cognātus — object of kindred sense or derivation
  • Polish: spokrewniony przedmiot — object of kindred sense or derivation
  • Romanian: complement intern — object of kindred sense or derivation