nato

See also: Nato and NATO

Finnish

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: na‧to
• Rhymes: -ɑto
• IPA^(key): [ˈnɑto]

Etymology 1

Noun

nato

1. (rare) one’s wife’s sister (a sister-in-law of a male person).

Declension

Declension of nato (Kotus type 1/valo)

		singular	plural
nominative		nato	nadot
accusative	nom.?	nato	nadot
	gen.	nadon
genitive		nadon	natojen
partitive		natoa	natoja
inessive		nadossa	nadoissa
elative		nadosta	nadoista
illative		natoon	natoihin
adessive		nadolla	nadoilla
ablative		nadolta	nadoilta
allative		nadolle	nadoille
essive		natona	natoina
translative		nadoksi	nadoiksi
instructive		—	nadoin
abessive		nadotta	nadoitta
comitative		—	natoineen

Usage notes

• Nato is that who a man regards as his wife’s sister, i.e. a woman can’t have a “nato”. Instead of this, one can also use the word käly as its synonym.

See also

• kyty

Etymology 2

From NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Alternative forms

• Nato, NATO

Noun

nato

1. Alternative spelling of NATO.

Declension

Declension of nato (Kotus type 1/valo)

		singular	plural
nominative		nato	—
accusative	nom.?	nato	—
	gen.	naton
genitive		naton	—
partitive		natoa	—
inessive		natossa	—
elative		natosta	—
illative		natoon	—
adessive		natolla	—
ablative		natolta	—
allative		natolle	—
essive		natona	—
translative		natoksi	—
instructive		—	—
abessive		natotta	—
comitative		—	—

Derived terms

• natolanka

Anagrams

• anot, anto, otan, taon, tona

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin nātus.

Verb

nato m (feminine nata, masculine plural nati, feminine plural nate)

1. past participle of nascere; born

Adjective

nato m (feminine nata, masculine plural nati, feminine plural nate)

1. born (also used in combination)
2. né

Anagrams

• nota
• onta
• tona

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Latin

Etymology

From nō (“swim”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈna.toː/

Verb

present active natō, present infinitive natāre, perfect active natāvī, supine natātum

1. I swim, I float

   Cum in lacu natabat, multos pisces vidit.

   When he was swimming in the lake, he saw many fish.

2. I stream, I flow

Inflection

Conjugation of nato (first conjugation)

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	natō	natās	natat	natāmus	natātis	natant
	imperfect	natābam	natābās	natābat	natābāmus	natābātis	natābant
	future	natābō	natābis	natābit	natābimus	natābitis	natābunt
	perfect	natāvī	natāvistī	natāvit	natāvimus	natāvistis	natāvērunt
	pluperfect	natāveram	natāverās	natāverat	natāverāmus	natāverātis	natāverant
	future perfect	natāverō	natāveris	natāverit	natāverimus	natāveritis	natāverint
passive	present	nator	natāris	natātur	natāmur	natāminī	natantur
	imperfect	natābar	natābāris	natābātur	natābāmur	natābāminī	natābantur
	future	natābor	natāberis	natābitur	natābimur	natābiminī	natābuntur
	perfect	natātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	natātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	natātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	natem	natēs	natet	natēmus	natētis	natent
	imperfect	natārem	natārēs	natāret	natārēmus	natārētis	natārent
	perfect	natāverim	natāverīs	natāverit	natāverīmus	natāverītis	natāverint
	pluperfect	natāvissem	natāvissēs	natāvisset	natāvissēmus	natāvissētis	natāvissent
passive	present	nater	natēris	natētur	natēmur	natēminī	natentur
	imperfect	natārer	natārēris	natārētur	natārēmur	natārēminī	natārentur
	perfect	natātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	natātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	natā	—	—	natāte	—
	future	—	natātō	natātō	—	natātōte	natantō
passive	present	—	natāre	—	—	natāminī	—
	future	—	natātor	natātor	—	—	natantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		natāre	natāvisse	natātūrus esse	natārī	natātus esse	natātum īrī
participles		natāns	—	natātūrus	—	natātus	natandus

Derived terms

• natāns
• natāticius

• natātilis
• natātiō
• natātor

Related terms

• natātōrium
• natātōrius
• natātūra

• natātus
• natrix
• nō

Descendants

• Aromanian: anot, not, anotare
• Catalan: nedar
• Friulian: nadâ
• Italian: nuotare
• Neapolitan: natà
• Occitan: nadar

• Portuguese: nadar
• Romanian: înota
• Romansch: nudar, senudar, nuder, nodar
• Sardinian: nadai, anatare, nadare, natare
• Siclian: natari
• Spanish: nadar

Participle

nātō

1. dative masculine singular of nātus
2. dative neuter singular of nātus
3. ablative masculine singular of nātus
4. ablative neuter singular of nātus

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Portuguese

Adjective

nato m (feminine nata plural natos feminine plural natas; comparable)

1. Alternative form of nado.

Verb

nato

1. Alternative form of nado.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin nātus.

Adjective

nato m (feminine nata, masculine plural natos, feminine plural natas)

1. born