A great-grandfather is an agnate if he is your father’s father’s father.
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Agnate
//ˈæɡneɪt//
Synonyms for "agnate" (84 found)
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Closest matches (17)
Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (25)
Related words (42)
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(4 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related word relations
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Translations
22 translations across 15 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- agnat noun (relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family)
Czech
2 entries- příbuzný z otcovy strany adj (related by male connections)
- agnát noun (relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family)
Danish
1 entries- agnat noun (relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family)
Esperanto
1 entries- agnato noun (relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family)
Finnish
3 entries- mieslinjainen adj (related by male connections)
- agnaatti noun (relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family)
- mieslinjainen sukulainen noun (relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family)
French
1 entries- agnat noun (relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family)
German
1 entries- Agnat noun (relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family)
Ido
1 entries- agnato noun (relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family)
Italian
1 entries- agnato noun (relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family)
Occitan
1 entries- agnat noun (relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family)
Polish
3 entries- agnacki adj (related by male connections)
- agnat noun (relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family)
- agnatka noun (relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family)
Portuguese
1 entries- agnato noun (relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family)
Russian
2 entries- единокро́вный adj (related by male connections)
- агна́т noun (relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family)
Spanish
2 entries- agnado adj (related by male connections)
- agnado noun (relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family)
Swedish
1 entries- agnat noun (relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Men accuse agnates of their own generation of bewitching them.
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Assume more or less of a fictitious character, but congenial and agnate […] with the former.
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[...] we can talk about a swim, a drink, a look, even though swim, drink and look can also show up as verbs in agnate clauses.
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