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).

Proper noun

Cognac

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

Translations

city

Arabic: كُونْيَاك‎ (kūnyāk)
Catalan: Cognac m, Conyac m
Dutch: Cognac n
French: Cognac (fr) m
Greek: Κονιάκ (el) (Koniák)
Japanese: コニャック (Konyakku)
Korean: 코냐크 (Konyakeu)
Occitan: Conhac m
Poitevin-Saintongeais: Cougnat m
Ukrainian: Коньяк (Konʹjak)

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔ.ɲak/
Audio (Paris) (file)

Proper noun

Cognac m

Cognac (a city in the Charente department, France)

Derived terms

Cognaçais
cognaçais