nat
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowing from Burmese နတ် (nat).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nat (plural nats)
- A spirit in Burmese mythology, whose cult is followed alongside Buddhism.
- 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 175:
- They greatly dread evil "Nats" or spirits, to whom they attribute every possible misfortune or illness.
Etymology 2[edit]
Reduced form of naught.
Adverb[edit]
nat (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Not. [14th-17th c.]
- 1614, William Browne, The Shepheard's Pipe:
- And he a pistle rowned in her eare, / Nat what I want, for I ne came nat there.
- 1614, William Browne, The Shepheard's Pipe:
Etymology 3[edit]
Abbreviation of natural logarithm.
Noun[edit]
nat (plural nats)
- A logarithmic unit of information or entropy, based on natural logarithms.
Synonyms[edit]
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Anagrams[edit]
Aromanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin nātus (“born”). Compare Romanian nat (“personal, individual”).
Noun[edit]
nat m
Related terms[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Occitan nat, from Latin nātus, from earlier gnātus, from Proto-Italic *gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós (“begotten, produced”), derived from the root *ǵenh₁- (“to beget, give birth”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
nat (feminine nada, masculine plural nats, feminine plural nades)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “nat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Danish nat, from Old Norse nátt, nótt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nat c (singular definite natten, plural indefinite nætter)
- night (period between sunset and sunrise)
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “nat” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch nat, from Old Dutch nat, from Proto-Germanic *nataz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
nat (comparative natter, superlative natst)
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of nat | ||||
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uninflected | nat | |||
inflected | natte | |||
comparative | natter | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | nat | natter | het natst het natste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | natte | nattere | natste |
n. sing. | nat | natter | natste | |
plural | natte | nattere | natste | |
definite | natte | nattere | natste | |
partitive | nats | natters | — |
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
nat n (uncountable)
Derived terms[edit]
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
nat
Maia[edit]
Noun[edit]
nat
Middle English[edit]
Adverb[edit]
nat
- Alternative form of not
- 13??, Geoffrey Chaucer, Boethius and Troilus
- And at the laste, yif that any wight wene a thing to ben other weyes thanne it is, it is nat only unscience, but it is deceivable opinioun ful diverse and fer fro the sothe of science.
- 13??, Geoffrey Chaucer, Boethius and Troilus
Noun[edit]
nat
- Alternative form of not
Old English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
nāt
Old Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse nátt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts.
Noun[edit]
nāt f
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | nāt | nāttin | nǣtter | nǣtrina(r), -rena(r) |
accusative | nāt | nāttina, -ena | nǣtter | nǣtrina(r), -rena(r) |
dative | nāt | nāttinni, -inne | nāttum, -om | nāttumin, -omen |
genitive | nātta(r) | nāttinna(r) | nātta | nāttanna |
Descendants[edit]
- Swedish: natt
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin nātus, from earlier gnātus, from Proto-Italic *gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós (“begotten, produced”), derived from the root *ǵenh₁- (“to beget, give birth”). The meaning in Romanian developed from that of "offspring" or "progeny" in relation to the parent. Compare Aromanian nat (“child”), also Occitan nada (“girl”).
Noun[edit]
nat m (plural nați)
- (uncommon, popular) person, individual
- (uncommon, popular) kinsman, relative
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Singpho[edit]
Noun[edit]
nat
References[edit]
- Stephen Morey, The Singpho Agentive – Functions and Meanings (2012), p. 12
Tzotzil[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
nat
Related terms[edit]
(Verbs)
(Adjectives)
(Adjectives & Nouns)
References[edit]
- Laughlin, Robert M. (1975) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of San Lorenzo Zinacantán. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.
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