agnate

Meaning

Noun

1. A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.
2. Any paternal male relative.
3. A statement having a similar meaning to another, but a different structure.

Adj

1. Related to someone by male connections or on the paternal side of the family.
2. allied; akin
3. Having a similar semantic meaning.

Synonyms

agnatic

patrilineal sib

paternal

patrikin

kin

patrilineal kin

patrisib

paternal relative

kinsman

agnates

consanguineal

Translations

agnat

Agnat

agnado

agnado

συγγενής

parents

agnato

agnato

baba tarafından akraba

línia paterna

Blutverwandter väterlicherseits

väterliche Verwandtschaftslinie

consanguin

paternel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæɡneɪt/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin agnātus (“paternal kinsman”).