nato

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See also: Nato, NATO, ñato, nǟtõ, and .nato

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Noun[edit]

nato (countable and uncountable, plural natos)

  1. (countable) A tree of the genus Mora
  2. (uncountable) The wood of such trees

Anagrams[edit]

Finnish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑto/, [ˈnɑt̪o̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑto
  • Syllabification(key): na‧to

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *nato, from Proto-Uralic *nataw.

Noun[edit]

nato

  1. (archaic) sister-in-law of a woman (husband's sister)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of nato (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative nato nadot
genitive nadon natojen
partitive natoa natoja
illative natoon natoihin
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
Possessive forms of nato (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person natoni natomme
2nd person natosi natonne
3rd person natonsa

See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

nato

  1. (rare) Alternative spelling of NATO.
Declension[edit]
Inflection of nato (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative nato —
genitive naton —
partitive natoa —
illative natoon —
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 — —
Possessive forms of nato (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person natoni natomme
2nd person natosi natonne
3rd person natonsa
Derived terms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Ingrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *nato. Cognates include Finnish nato and Estonian nadu.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nato

  1. marital sister-in-law (one's husband's sister)

Declension[edit]

Declension of nato (type 4/koivu, t- gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative nato naot
genitive naon nattoin, natoloin
partitive nattoa natoja, natoloja
illative nattoo nattoi, natoloihe
inessive naos natois, natolois
elative naost natoist, natoloist
allative naolle natoille, natoloille
adessive naol natoil, natoloil
ablative naolt natoilt, natoloilt
translative naoks natoiks, natoloiks
essive natonna, nattoon natoinna, natoloinna, nattoin, natoloin
exessive1) natont natoint, natoloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Coordinate terms[edit]

  • kyty (“one's husband's brother”)
  • käly (“one's brother's wife”)

References[edit]

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 332

Istriot[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin nātus.

Adjective[edit]

nato

  1. born

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈna.to/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: nà‧to

Etymology 1[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”).

Participle[edit]

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

  1. past participle of nascere; born

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. born (also used in combination)
  2. né
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

nato

  1. first-person singular present indicative of natare

Anagrams[edit]

Latin[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From nō (“swim”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

natō (present infinitive natāre, perfect active natāvī, supine natātum); first conjugation

  1. swim, float
    Cum in lacū natābat, multōs piscēs vīdit.
    When swimming in the lake, he saw many fish.
  2. (figuratively) (especially of the eyes) to swim (as when drunken or dying); to be feeble, failing; to fluctuate, waver, be uncertain, unsteady; to move to and fro, not stand still
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 6.673:
      ‘nox erat, et vīnīs oculīque animīque natābant’
      “It was night, and [their] eyesight as well as [their] minds were [unsteady,] swimming with wine [...].”
      (The poetic voice of Minerva or Tritonia describes the aftermath of a merry feast.)
  3. stream, flow
Conjugation[edit]
   Conjugation of natō (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,
natāvēre
pluperfect natāveram natāverās natāverat natāverāmus natāverātis natāverant
future perfect natāverō natāveris natāverit natāverimus natāveritis natāverint
passive present nator natāris,
natāre 		natātur natāmur natāminī natantur
imperfect natābar natābāris,
natābāre 		natābātur natābāmur natābāminī natābantur
future natābor natāberis,
natābere 		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,
natēre 		natētur natēmur natēminī natentur
imperfect natārer natārēris,
natārēre 		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 natātūrum esse natārī natātum esse natātum īrī
participles natāns — natātūrus — natātus natandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
natandī natandō natandum natandō natātum natātū
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See natus, nascor

Participle[edit]

nātō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of nātus

References[edit]

  • “nato”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “nato”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • nato in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) according to circumstances: pro re (nata), pro tempore

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin nātus. Doublet of nado.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. (of a person) born (having a character or quality from birth)
    Ela é uma escritora nata.
    She is a born writer.
    Synonym: (also applies to physical properties.) de nascença
  2. (of a person’s character or quality) innate (present from birth)
    Sua criatividade é nata.
    Your creativity is innate.
    Synonyms: inato, natural, (also applies to physical properties) de nascença
  3. (with a demonym) born in a place (often implying strong identification with the location or local culture)
    Ele é nordestino nato!
    He is a born and bred Northeasterner!
  4. (citizenship law, specifically) by birth (having a nationality due to being born in the country)
    Somos brasileiros natos, mas nosso avó foi naturalizado.
    We are Brazilians by birth, but our grandfather was naturalised.
    Antonym: naturalizado

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin nātus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈnato/ [ˈna.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: na‧to

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. born

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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