natal

See also: Natal and nätäl'

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪtəl

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

natal (comparative more natal, superlative most natal)

1. Of or relating to birth.

Related terms

• antenatal
• innate
• nascent
• native
• nativism
• nature
• natural
• naturism
• naturalism
• neonatal
• prenatal
• postnatal

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

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Catalan

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 le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Portuguese

Adjective

natal m, 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.

Adjective

natal (plural natales)

1. natal
2. native

   país natal — native country

3. home

Related terms

• nativo
• nacer