A word which is identical or similar in both form and meaning to another word, and therefore appears to also be cognate (etymologically related) to it, but which is in fact unrelated.

plural of false cognate

plural of accusative cognate

plural of cognate object

Synonym of cognate accusative

plural of cognate accusative

Alternative form of cognate accusative

(grammar) An object of kindred sense or derivation; specifically, that which may adverbially follow an intransitive verb (for example, the word death in “to die the death”).