noun · femininethird declension
cognātiō
cognātiō f (genitive cognātiōnis)
Classical[kɔŋˈnaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[koɲˈɲat.t͡si.o]
Meaning
- kindred (relationship by blood)
- consanguinity; affinity
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
necessitūdō generis, familiacognātiō -ōnis (f) — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 10
nātūrālis necessitūdōcognātiō -ōnis (f) — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 5
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Necessarius · Propinquus · Cognatus · Consanguineus · Affinis
1. Necessarius means any one to whom one is bound by a permanent connection, whether of an official kind, as collega, patronus, cliens, or of a private nature, as familiaris, amicus, like προσήκοντες; propinquus, any one to whom one is bound by a family connection, a relation, like ἀγχιστεῖς and ἔται, as a species of cognatus and consanguineus, related by blood; affinis, a relation by marriage, or in law, like κηδεστής. 2. Cognatio is the relationship by blood existing among members of the same family, like σύναιμος; consanguinitas, the relationship of nations by derivation from a common origin, like συγγενής. Cæs. B. G. vii. 32. Hominem summæ potentiæ et magnæ cognationis: comp. with i. 11. Ambarri necessarii et consanguinei Æquorum. Liv. vii. 9. Suet. Cl. 25. Justin, xviii. 5. (v. 179.)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cognātiō | cognātiōnēs |
| genitive | cognātiōnis | cognātiōnum |
| dative | cognātiōnī | cognātiōnibus |
| accusative | cognātiōnem | cognātiōnēs |
| ablative | cognātiōne | cognātiōnibus |
| vocative | cognātiō | cognātiōnēs |
cognātĭo, ōnis, f. cognatus.
I. Lit., blood relationship, kindred, connection by birth.
A. Of men.
1. Absol.: societas ... quae nata a primo satu... serpit sensim foras, cognationibus primum, tum adfinitatibus, deinde amicitiis, post vicinitatibus, tum civibus, Cic. Fin. 5, 23, 65:
frater noster cognatione patruelis, id. ib. 5, 1, 1: ut quisque te maxime cognatione, adfinitate, necessitudine aliquā attingebat, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 10, § 27: cognationem commemorare, id. ib. 2, 2, 26, § 64: cognationis jura inpetrare, Plin. Pan. 37, 3: propinqua, a near or close relationship: cujus gloriae faveo propter propinquam cognationem, Cic. Lig. 3, 8: Barcina, propinquā cognatione Hannibali junctus, Liv. 23, 41, 2; cf. id. 6, 39, 4 (infra 2); Nep. praef. 7; Suet. Ner. 3; Curt. 5, 3, 12; 6, 11, 20; for which: artissimā cognatione alicui junctum esse, Just. 5, 6, 4: longa or longinqua, a distant relationship: longā quidem cognatione stirpi regiae adnexus, Curt. 4, 1, 19: Alexandrum etiam longinquā cognatione contingere, id. 10, 10, 19. —2. With cum:
dicere, sibi cum eo amicitiam cognationemque esse, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 26, § 64: nulla tibi cum isto cognatio, nulla necessitudo, id. ib. 2, 5, 68, § 176; cf. id. ib. 2, 4, 33, § 72: agere mecum per cognationem quae mihi secum esset, id. Att. 12, 49, 1.—3. With gen. pers.:
deorum cognationem agnoscerem non invitus ( = cum dis), Cic. N. D. 1, 32, 91; cf.: deorum cognatione teneri, id. Div. 1, 30, 64: dictatorem propinquā cognatione Licini se apud patres excusare solitum, Liv. 6, 39, 4: Alexandro cognatio Bubaris non Darei tantum temporibus pacem praestitit, Just. 7, 4, 1; 12, 3, 1.—B. Of animals:
equorum, Plin. 8, 42, 64, § 157: caprarum, id. 8, 50, 76, § 203.—C. Of plants:
arborum, Plin. 16, 12, 23, § 61: caeparum, id. 19, 6, 33, § 108: papyri cum calamis, id. 16, 36, 64, § 157.—II. Transf., concr., kindred, relations, persons, allied by descent:
homo summae potentiae et magnae cognationis, Caes. B. G. 7, 32: hoc commune dedecus familiae, cognationis, nominis, Cic. Clu. 6, 16: cum tibi tota cognatio sarraco advehatur, id. ap. Quint. 8, 3, 21.—III. Trop.
A. In gen., relationship, association, intimate or natural connection, agreement, kindred, resemblance, affinity (freq. and class.):
quibus (poëtis) est maxima cognatio cum oratoribus, Cic. de Or. 3, 7, 27; id. Ac. 2, 36, 115: cognatio studiorum et artium, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 37, § 81; cf.: omnes artes ... quasi cognatione quādam inter se continentur, id. Arch. 1, 2: numerus... nec habebat aliquam necessitudinem aut cognationem cum oratione, id. Or. 56, 187: numquam sibi cognationem cum praediis esse existimavit suis, id. Sull. 20, 59: an potest cognatio propior ulla esse quam patriae? id. Phil. 5, 2, 6: cum rerum naturā, id. Div. 2, 14, 33: rerum duarum, subjects, Quint. 9, 2, 105: dierum ac noctium, Plin. 6, 33, 39, § 211: quid in litteris proprium, quid commune, quae cum quibus cognatio, Quint. 1, 4, 12; 1, 10, 36: huic (napthae) magna cognatio ignium, Plin. 2, 105, 109, § 235.—B. Transf., concr., of works of art:
Pamphili cognatio et proelium ad Phliuntem ac victoria Atheniensium, the allied commanders painted by Pamphilus, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 76; 35, 11, 40, § 136.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cōgnātiō ōnis, f
1 cognatus, blood-relationship, kindred, connection by birth: frater noster cognatione patruelis: te maxime cognatione attingebat: cognationem intervenisse, S.: propinquā cognatione Hannibali iunctus, L.: nulla tibi cum isto: deorum (i. e. cum dis). — Concr., kindred, relations, persons allied by descent: homo magnae cognationis, Cs.: dedecus cognationis.—Fig., relationship, association, connection, agreement, kindred, resemblance, affinity: quibus (poëtis) est maxima cum oratoribus: studiorum et artium: an potest propior ulla esse quam patriae?
Origins
From con- + nātiō, literally "together-birth".