natif

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nātīvus. Doublet of naïf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.tif/

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Adjective

natif (feminine native, masculine plural natifs, feminine plural natives)

1. native (characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin)
2. original
3. raw; in its original state

   du fer natif ― raw iron

Derived terms

• locuteur natif m, locutrice native f
• nativement
• nativisme
• nativiste
• nativistique

 

Further reading

• “natif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• fiant