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cordate

adj · noun · 5 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: /ˈkɔːdeɪt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: caudate
  • homophone: chordate
  • US: /ˈkɔːɹdeɪt/
  • homophone: caudate (non-rhotic)

1

adj

Meaning 1

Heart-shaped, with a point at the apex and a notch at the base.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cordiform

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any animal with a heart.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A heart-shaped hand axe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Misspelling of chordate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, misspelling

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:cordate.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

(of a leaf) shaped like a heart

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: heart-shaped, cordiform

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥d- Proto-Italic *kord Latin cor(d) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English cordate From Latin cor(d) (“heart”) + English -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

From the substantivation of the above adjective, alternatively straight from Latin cord- (“heart”) + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cordiforme — botany: heart-shaped
  • Finnish: herttamainen — botany: heart-shaped
  • Greek: καρδιοειδής (kardioeidís) — botany: heart-shaped
  • Greek: καρδιόσχημος (kardióschimos) — botany: heart-shaped
  • Polish: sercowaty — botany: heart-shaped
  • Tagalog: pusuin — botany: heart-shaped