Cognac

See also: cognac

English

Etymology

From French Cognac, from Occitan Conhac, from Medieval Latin Comniacum, from the name Cominius, Cominia + Gallo-Roman suffix -acum (from Latin -ācea).

Cognac from the sky

Proper noun

Cognac

  1. A city in the Charente department, former region of Poitou-Charentes, region of New Aquitaine, France; famous for cognac brandy.

Derived terms

Translations

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Comniacum, from the name Cominius + Gallo-Roman suffix -acum, from Proto-Celtic *-ākom. The gens Cominius is an Italic family name; see Cominia for further details.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔ.ɲak/
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Proper noun

Cognac m

  1. Cognac (a city in the Charente department, France)

Derived terms

German

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Noun

Cognac m (strong, genitive Cognacs, plural Cognacs)

  1. Alternative form of Kognak

Declension
Declension of Cognac [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Cognac die Cognacs
genitive eines des Cognacs der Cognacs
dative einem dem Cognac den Cognacs
accusative einen den Cognac die Cognacs
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