nauta

See also: Nauta and -nauta

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nauta, borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] (compare Old Norse naut, Swedish nöt (“cattle”)), from Proto-Germanic *nautą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑu̯tɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝u̯t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑutɑ
• Syllabification^(key): nau‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): nau‧ta

Noun

nauta

1. cattle, cow, bull (animal of the species Bos taurus, regardless of gender or age)
2. synonym of naudanliha (“beef”)

Declension

Inflection of nauta (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)
nominative		nauta	naudat
genitive		naudan	nautojen
partitive		nautaa	nautoja
illative		nautaan	nautoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nauta	naudat
accusative	nom.	nauta	naudat
	gen.	naudan
genitive		naudan	nautojen nautain rare
partitive		nautaa	nautoja
inessive		naudassa	naudoissa
elative		naudasta	naudoista
illative		nautaan	nautoihin
adessive		naudalla	naudoilla
ablative		naudalta	naudoilta
allative		naudalle	naudoille
essive		nautana	nautoina
translative		naudaksi	naudoiksi
abessive		naudatta	naudoitta
instructive		—	naudoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nauta (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nautani nautani accusative nom. nautani nautani gen. nautani genitive nautani nautojeni nautaini rare partitive nautaani nautojani inessive naudassani naudoissani elative naudastani naudoistani illative nautaani nautoihini adessive naudallani naudoillani ablative naudaltani naudoiltani allative naudalleni naudoilleni essive nautanani nautoinani translative naudakseni naudoikseni abessive naudattani naudoittani instructive — — comitative — nautoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nautasi nautasi accusative nom. nautasi nautasi gen. nautasi genitive nautasi nautojesi nautaisi rare partitive nautaasi nautojasi inessive naudassasi naudoissasi elative naudastasi naudoistasi illative nautaasi nautoihisi adessive naudallasi naudoillasi ablative naudaltasi naudoiltasi allative naudallesi naudoillesi essive nautanasi nautoinasi translative naudaksesi naudoiksesi abessive naudattasi naudoittasi instructive — — comitative — nautoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nautamme nautamme accusative nom. nautamme nautamme gen. nautamme genitive nautamme nautojemme nautaimme rare partitive nautaamme nautojamme inessive naudassamme naudoissamme elative naudastamme naudoistamme illative nautaamme nautoihimme adessive naudallamme naudoillamme ablative naudaltamme naudoiltamme allative naudallemme naudoillemme essive nautanamme nautoinamme translative naudaksemme naudoiksemme abessive naudattamme naudoittamme instructive — — comitative — nautoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nautanne nautanne accusative nom. nautanne nautanne gen. nautanne genitive nautanne nautojenne nautainne rare partitive nautaanne nautojanne inessive naudassanne naudoissanne elative naudastanne naudoistanne illative nautaanne nautoihinne adessive naudallanne naudoillanne ablative naudaltanne naudoiltanne allative naudallenne naudoillenne essive nautananne nautoinanne translative naudaksenne naudoiksenne abessive naudattanne naudoittanne instructive — — comitative — nautoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nautansa nautansa accusative nom. nautansa nautansa gen. nautansa genitive nautansa nautojensa nautainsa rare partitive nautaansa nautojaan nautojansa inessive naudassaan naudassansa naudoissaan naudoissansa elative naudastaan naudastansa naudoistaan naudoistansa illative nautaansa nautoihinsa adessive naudallaan naudallansa naudoillaan naudoillansa ablative naudaltaan naudaltansa naudoiltaan naudoiltansa allative naudalleen naudallensa naudoilleen naudoillensa essive nautanaan nautanansa nautoinaan nautoinansa translative naudakseen naudaksensa naudoikseen naudoiksensa abessive naudattaan naudattansa naudoittaan naudoittansa instructive — — comitative — nautoineen nautoinensa

Derived terms

• naudikas
• nautamainen
• navetta

compounds

• naudankarva
• naudanliha
• naudanpaisti
• naudanrinta
• naudanvuota
• nautaeläin
• nautakarja
• nautakiiliäinen
• nautapaarma
• nautarotu
• nautayksikkö
• sikanauta
• sika-nautajauheliha

Further reading

• “nauta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• autan, tauna

Icelandic

Noun

nauta

1. indefinite genitive plural of naut

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”). By surface analysis, Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs) +‎ -ta. Doublet of nāvita.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈnau̯.ta]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈnaːu̯.ta]

Noun

nauta m or f (genitive nautae); first declension

1. sailor, seaman, mariner

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	nauta	nautae
genitive	nautae	nautārum
dative	nautae	nautīs
accusative	nautam	nautās
ablative	nautā	nautīs
vocative	nauta	nautae

Synonyms

• (poetic): nāvita

Related terms

• nauticus
• nāvālis
• nāvia
• nāvicella
• nāvicula
• nāviculāris
• nāviculārius
• nāviculor
• nāvifragus
• nāvigābilis
• nāvigātiō
• nāvigātor
• nāviger
• nāvigium
• nāvigō
• nāvis

Descendants

• ⇒ Latin: *nautō (see there for further descendants)
• → Catalan: nauta
• → English: -naut
• → Italian: nauta
• → Spanish: nauta

References

• “nauta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “nauta”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• "nauta", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “nauta”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎^[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • sailors, rowers: nautae, remiges
    
• “nauta”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “nauta”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

nauta n

1. definite plural of naut

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

nauta n

1. definite plural of naut

Occitan

Pronunciation

• Audio (Languedoc):

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Adjective

nauta

1. feminine singular of naut

Old Norse

Noun

nauta n

1. genitive plural indefinite of naut

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin nauta, from Ancient Greek ναύτης (naútēs).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnaw.tɐ/ [ˈnaʊ̯.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnaw.tɐ/ [ˈnaʊ̯.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnaw.ta/ [ˈnaʊ̯.ta]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnaw.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -awtɐ
• Hyphenation: nau‧ta

Noun

nauta m or f by sense (plural nautas)

1. seaman/seawoman

   Synonym: marinheiro

Derived terms

• aeronauta

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnauta/ [ˈnau̯.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -auta
• Syllabification: nau‧ta

Noun

nauta m or f by sense (plural nautas)

1. seaman

Further reading

• “nauta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024