natal

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪtəl

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Latin natis (“rump”), plural nates.

Further reading

• natal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• natal in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• alant

Adjective

natal (masculine and feminine plural natals)

1. natal

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).

Adjective

natal m, f (plural natais, comparable)

1. natal (of or relating to birth)
2. native (relating to the place where one was born)

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