natal

See also: Natal and nätäl'

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪtəl

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin nātālis (“natal”), from nātus, perfect active participle of nāscor (“I am born”), from gnāscor, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.

Adjective

natal

1. Of or relating to birth.

Related terms

► English terms derived from the PIE root *ǵenh₁-‎ (0 c, 83 e)

Translations

Of or relating to birth

• Finnish: syntymä-
• Portuguese: natal (pt)

• Romanian: natal (ro), de naștere

Etymology 2

From Latin natis (“rump”), plural nates.

Adjective

natal (comparative more natal, superlative most natal)

1. Of or relating to the buttocks.

Related terms

• nates
• natiform

Translations

Of or relating to the buttocks

Further reading

• natal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• natal in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• alant

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin natalis. Doublet of Nadal.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /nəˈtal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /naˈtal/

Adjective

natal (masculine and feminine plural natals)

1. natal

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nātālis. Doublet of Noël.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.tal/

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Adjective

natal (feminine singular natale, masculine plural nataux, feminine plural natales)

1. native

   ville natale — home town

Further reading

• “natal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin natalis.

Adjective

natal (masculine and feminine natal, neuter natalt, definite singular and plural natale, comparative natalare, indefinite superlative natalast, definite superlative natalaste)

1. pertaining to birth

References

• “natal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin natalis. Doublet of Nadal.

Adjective

natal m or f (plural natais, comparable)

1. natal (of or relating to birth)
2. native (relating to the place where one was born)

Synonyms

• (natal): natalício

Derived terms

• terra natal
• país natal

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nātālis (“natal”). Compare also the doublet nadal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈtal/, [naˈt̪al]

Adjective

natal (plural natales)

1. natal
2. native

   país natal — native country

3. home

Related terms

• antenatal
• nacer (see for more related terms)
• nativo
• nato (see for more related terms)
• perinatal
• postnatal
• prenatal