natal

See also: Natal and nätäl'

Contents

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪtəl

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

natal

1. Of or relating to birth.

Related terms

▼ English terms derived from the PIE root *ǵenh₁-‎ (0 c, 82 e)

  antenatal

  cognate

  congenial

  congeniality

  congenital

  degenerate

  degeneration

  degenerative

  degentrification

  engine

  engineer

  epigone

  gender

  gene

  genealogy

  generable

  general

  generate

  generation

  generative

  generic

  -genesis

  genesis

  genetic

  Genevieve

  genial

  genie

  genital

  genitive

  genitor

  genius

  genius familiae

  genius hominis

  genius loci

  genius locorum

  genocide

  genre

  gens

  genteel

  gentile

  Gentile

  gentle

  gentrification

  gentrify

  gentry

  genus

  germ

  germane

  germen

  germinate

  glottogony

  gon-

  gonad

  infrageneric

  ingeniosity

  ingenious

  innate

  Kevin

  kin

  kind

  king

  naive

  nascent

  natal

  nation

  native

  nativism

  nativity

  natural

  naturalism

  nature

  naturism

  naturist

  neonatal

  neonate

  Noel

  perinatal

  postnatal

  prenatal

  progenitor

  progeny

  regenerate

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, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• alant

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin natalis. Doublet of Nadal.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /nəˈtal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /naˈtal/

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin natalis. Doublet of Nadal.

Adjective

natal m or 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈtal/, [naˈt̪al]

Adjective

natal (plural natales)

1. natal
2. native

   país natal — native country

3. home

Related terms

• nativo
• nacer