nat
Translingual
editSymbol
editnat
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editEnglish
editEtymology 1
editBorrowing from Burmese နတ် (nat).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnat (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
editReduced form of naught.
Adverb
editnat (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.
Etymology 3
editAbbreviation of natural logarithm.
Noun
editnat (plural nats)
- A logarithmic unit of information or entropy, based on natural logarithms.
Synonyms
editSee also
editEtymology 4
editNoun
editnat (plural nats)
- (colloquial, US) Clipping of natatorium.
Anagrams
editAromanian
editEtymology
editFrom Latin nātus (“born”). Compare Romanian nat (“personal, individual”).
Noun
editnat m
Related terms
editCatalan
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Catalan 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
editAdjective
editnat (feminine nada, masculine plural nats, feminine plural nades)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “nat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “nat”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “nat” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “nat” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Danish nat, from Old Norse nátt, nótt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnat c (singular definite natten, plural indefinite nætter)
- night (period between sunset and sunrise)
Declension
editDerived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “nat” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch nat, from Old Dutch nat, from Proto-West Germanic *nat, from Proto-Germanic *nataz.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editnat (comparative natter, superlative natst)
- wet
- Na de regen was het gras nat en modderig.
- After the rain, the grass was wet and muddy.
- Trek een jas aan, anders word je nat in de regen.
- Put on a coat, or you'll get wet in the rain.
- De hond kwam terug van zijn wandeling met natte poten.
- The dog came back from his walk with wet paws.
- We moesten schuilen voor de natte sneeuw.
- We had to take shelter from the wet snow.
- De kinderen kwamen binnen met natte kleren na het spelen in de regen.
- The children came inside with wet clothes after playing in the rain.
Inflection
editDeclension 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
editDerived terms
editDescendants
editNoun
editnat n (uncountable)
Derived terms
editJingpho
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editVerb
editnat
- to burn
Etymology 2
editInherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-(n/t) (“ill; evil spirit”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnat
References
edit- Xu, Xijian (徐悉艰), Xiao, Jiacheng (肖家成), Yue, Xiangkun (岳相昆), Dai, Qingxia (戴庆厦) (1983 December) “nat”, in 景汉辞典 [Jingpho-Chinese Dictionary], Kunming: Yunnan Nationalities Publishing House, page 557
Latin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /nat/, [nät̪]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /nat/, [nät̪]
Verb
editnat
Maia
editNoun
editnat
Middle English
editAdverb
editnat
- 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
editnat
- Alternative form of not
Old English
editPronunciation
editVerb
editnāt
Old Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse nátt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts.
Noun
editnāt f
Declension
editDescendants
edit- Swedish: natt
Romanian
editEtymology
editInherited 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
editnat m (plural nați)
Declension
editRelated terms
editSingpho
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-(n/t).
Noun
editnat
References
edit- Stephen Morey, The Singpho Agentive – Functions and Meanings (2012), p. 12
Tzotzil
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editnat
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edit(Verbs)
(Adjectives)
(Adjectives & Nouns)
References
edit- Laughlin, Robert M. (1975) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of San Lorenzo Zinacantán. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.
Yola
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English nat.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editnat
- not
- 1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 106:
- Gooude var nat oan dhing, niether treesh ar thraame;
- Good for not one thing; neither for the trace, nor the car.
Derived terms
edit- nad (“had not”)
References
edit- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 58
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