agnate
agnate · agnates
агнат
Agnat
A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the familyA relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.
/ˈæɡneɪt/
Meaning
3 sensesA relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.
A great-grandfather is an agnate if he is your father’s father’s father.
Agnat
агна́тagnát
Any paternal male relative.
A statement having a similar meaning to another, but a different structure.
More definitions
- one related on the father's side
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family:
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin agnātus (“paternal kinsman”).Learned borrowing from Latin agnātus (“paternal kinsman”).
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Forms
plural: agnatesSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- one related on the father's side:patrikinpatrilineal kinpatrisibpatrilineal sib
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedagnatic