nato

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nato"

English

Etymology

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Noun

nato (countable and uncountable, plural natos)

1. (countable) A tree of the genus Mora
2. (uncountable) The wood of such trees

Anagrams

• NOTA, anot, nota, tona

Czech

Etymology

na +‎ to

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnato]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: na‧to

Adverb

nato (not comparable)

1. afterwards, subsequently

   Synonym: potom

   Antonym: předtím

   • 1868, František Stejskal-Lažanský, “Eližběta Johanka Westonie”, in Věnec slávy žen slovanských, Prague: self-published, pages 61–64:

     V Čechách získal si přízeň i ochranu Voka z Rožmberka a nedlouho nato koupil si dům a statek v okolí městečka Mostu.

     In Bohemia, he won the favor and protection of Vok of Rožmberk, and soon afterwards he bought a house and a homestead in the vicinity of the town of Most.

See also

• později

Further reading

• “nato”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “nato”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “nato”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑto/, [ˈnɑ̝t̪o̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑto
• Hyphenation^(key): na‧to

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *nato, from Proto-Uralic *nataw.

Noun

nato (archaic)

1. sister-in-law of a woman (husband's sister)

Declension

Inflection of nato (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative		nato	nadot
genitive		nadon	natojen
partitive		natoa	natoja
illative		natoon	natoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nato	nadot
accusative	nom.	nato	nadot
	gen.	nadon
genitive		nadon	natojen
partitive		natoa	natoja
inessive		nadossa	nadoissa
elative		nadosta	nadoista
illative		natoon	natoihin
adessive		nadolla	nadoilla
ablative		nadolta	nadoilta
allative		nadolle	nadoille
essive		natona	natoina
translative		nadoksi	nadoiksi
abessive		nadotta	nadoitta
instructive		—	nadoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nato (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative natoni natoni accusative nom. natoni natoni gen. natoni genitive natoni natojeni partitive natoani natojani inessive nadossani nadoissani elative nadostani nadoistani illative natooni natoihini adessive nadollani nadoillani ablative nadoltani nadoiltani allative nadolleni nadoilleni essive natonani natoinani translative nadokseni nadoikseni abessive nadottani nadoittani instructive — — comitative — natoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative natosi natosi accusative nom. natosi natosi gen. natosi genitive natosi natojesi partitive natoasi natojasi inessive nadossasi nadoissasi elative nadostasi nadoistasi illative natoosi natoihisi adessive nadollasi nadoillasi ablative nadoltasi nadoiltasi allative nadollesi nadoillesi essive natonasi natoinasi translative nadoksesi nadoiksesi abessive nadottasi nadoittasi instructive — — comitative — natoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative natomme natomme accusative nom. natomme natomme gen. natomme genitive natomme natojemme partitive natoamme natojamme inessive nadossamme nadoissamme elative nadostamme nadoistamme illative natoomme natoihimme adessive nadollamme nadoillamme ablative nadoltamme nadoiltamme allative nadollemme nadoillemme essive natonamme natoinamme translative nadoksemme nadoiksemme abessive nadottamme nadoittamme instructive — — comitative — natoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative natonne natonne accusative nom. natonne natonne gen. natonne genitive natonne natojenne partitive natoanne natojanne inessive nadossanne nadoissanne elative nadostanne nadoistanne illative natoonne natoihinne adessive nadollanne nadoillanne ablative nadoltanne nadoiltanne allative nadollenne nadoillenne essive natonanne natoinanne translative nadoksenne nadoiksenne abessive nadottanne nadoittanne instructive — — comitative — natoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative natonsa natonsa accusative nom. natonsa natonsa gen. natonsa genitive natonsa natojensa partitive natoaan natoansa natojaan natojansa inessive nadossaan nadossansa nadoissaan nadoissansa elative nadostaan nadostansa nadoistaan nadoistansa illative natoonsa natoihinsa adessive nadollaan nadollansa nadoillaan nadoillansa ablative nadoltaan nadoltansa nadoiltaan nadoiltansa allative nadolleen nadollensa nadoilleen nadoillensa essive natonaan natonansa natoinaan natoinansa translative nadokseen nadoksensa nadoikseen nadoiksensa abessive nadottaan nadottansa nadoittaan nadoittansa instructive — — comitative — natoineen natoinensa

See also

• kyty

Further reading

• “nato”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• Nato, NATO

Noun

nato (rare)

1. Alternative letter-case form of NATO

Declension

Inflection of nato (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		nato	—
genitive		naton	—
partitive		natoa	—
illative		natoon	—
		singular	plural
nominative		nato	—
accusative	nom.	nato	—
	gen.	naton
genitive		naton	—
partitive		natoa	—
inessive		natossa	—
elative		natosta	—
illative		natoon	—
adessive		natolla	—
ablative		natolta	—
allative		natolle	—
essive		natona	—
translative		natoksi	—
abessive		natotta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nato (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative natoni — accusative nom. natoni — gen. natoni genitive natoni — partitive natoani — inessive natossani — elative natostani — illative natooni — adessive natollani — ablative natoltani — allative natolleni — essive natonani — translative natokseni — abessive natottani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative natosi — accusative nom. natosi — gen. natosi genitive natosi — partitive natoasi — inessive natossasi — elative natostasi — illative natoosi — adessive natollasi — ablative natoltasi — allative natollesi — essive natonasi — translative natoksesi — abessive natottasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative natomme — accusative nom. natomme — gen. natomme genitive natomme — partitive natoamme — inessive natossamme — elative natostamme — illative natoomme — adessive natollamme — ablative natoltamme — allative natollemme — essive natonamme — translative natoksemme — abessive natottamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative natonne — accusative nom. natonne — gen. natonne genitive natonne — partitive natoanne — inessive natossanne — elative natostanne — illative natoonne — adessive natollanne — ablative natoltanne — allative natollenne — essive natonanne — translative natoksenne — abessive natottanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative natonsa — accusative nom. natonsa — gen. natonsa genitive natonsa — partitive natoaan natoansa — inessive natossaan natossansa — elative natostaan natostansa — illative natoonsa — adessive natollaan natollansa — ablative natoltaan natoltansa — allative natolleen natollensa — essive natonaan natonansa — translative natokseen natoksensa — abessive natottaan natottansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

• natolanka

 

Anagrams

• anot, anto, otan, tano, taon, tona

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nato. Cognates include Finnish nato and Estonian nadu.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑto/, [ˈnɑto̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑto/, [ˈnɑd̥o̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑto
• Hyphenation: na‧to

Noun

nato

1. sister-in-law (one's husband's or wife's sister)

Declension

Declension of nato (type 4/koivu, t- gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	nato	naot
genitive	naon	nattoin, natoloin
partitive	nattoa	natoja, natoloja
illative	nattoo	nattoi, natoloihe
inessive	naos	naois, natolois
elative	naost	naoist, natoloist
allative	naolle	naoille, natoloille
adessive	naol	naoil, natoloil
ablative	naolt	naoilt, natoloilt
translative	naoks	naoiks, natoloiks
essive	natonna, nattoon	natoinna, natoloinna, nattoin, natoloin
exessive1)	natont	natoint, natoloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Coordinate terms

• kyty (“one's husband's brother”)
• näälä (“one's wife's brother”)
• käly, minni (“one's brother's wife”)

Derived terms

• naokset

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 332

Istriot

Etymology

From Latin nātus.

Adjective

nato

1. born

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.to/
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: nà‧to

Etymology 1

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”).

Participle

nato (feminine nata, masculine plural nati, feminine plural nate)

1. past participle of nascere; born

Adjective

nato (feminine nata, masculine plural nati, feminine plural nate)

1. born (also used in combination)
2. né
3. (rare, literary) son, offspring

Related terms

• natale
• nativo
• natura

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

nato

1. first-person singular present indicative of natare

Anagrams

• OTAN, anto-, nota, onta, tona

Latin

Etymology 1

Frequentative of nō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈna.toː/, [ˈnät̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈna.to/, [ˈnäːt̪o]

Verb

natō (present infinitive natāre, perfect active natāvī, supine natātum); first conjugation

1. to swim, float

   Cum in lacū natābat, multōs piscēs vīdit.

   When swimming in the lake, he saw many fish.

2. (figuratively) (especially of the eyes) to swim (as when drunken or dying); to be feeble, failing; to fluctuate, waver, be uncertain, unsteady; to move to and fro, not stand still
   • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 6.673:

     ‘nox erat, et vīnīs oculīque animīque natābant’

     “It was night, and [their] eyesight as well as [their] minds were [unsteady,] swimming with wine [...].”
     (The poetic voice of Minerva or Tritonia describes the aftermath of a merry feast.)

3. to stream, flow

Conjugation

   Conjugation of natō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	natō	natās	natat	natāmus	natātis	natant
	imperfect	natābam	natābās	natābat	natābāmus	natābātis	natābant
	future	natābō	natābis	natābit	natābimus	natābitis	natābunt
	perfect	natāvī	natāvistī	natāvit	natāvimus	natāvistis	natāvērunt, natāvēre
	pluperfect	natāveram	natāverās	natāverat	natāverāmus	natāverātis	natāverant
	future perfect	natāverō	natāveris	natāverit	natāverimus	natāveritis	natāverint
passive	present	nator	natāris, natāre	natātur	natāmur	natāminī	natantur
	imperfect	natābar	natābāris, natābāre	natābātur	natābāmur	natābāminī	natābantur
	future	natābor	natāberis, natābere	natābitur	natābimur	natābiminī	natābuntur
	perfect	natātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	natātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	natātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	natem	natēs	natet	natēmus	natētis	natent
imperfect	natārem	natārēs	natāret	natārēmus	natārētis	natārent
perfect	natāverim	natāverīs	natāverit	natāverīmus	natāverītis	natāverint
pluperfect	natāvissem	natāvissēs	natāvisset	natāvissēmus	natāvissētis	natāvissent
passive	present	nater	natēris, natēre	natētur	natēmur	natēminī	natentur
imperfect	natārer	natārēris, natārēre	natārētur	natārēmur	natārēminī	natārentur
perfect	natātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect	natātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	natā	—	—	natāte	—
	future	—	natātō	natātō	—	natātōte	natantō
passive	present	—	natāre	—	—	natāminī	—
	future	—	natātor	natātor	—	—	natantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		natāre	natāvisse	natātūrum esse	natārī	natātum esse	natātum īrī
participles		natāns	—	natātūrus	—	natātus	natandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		natandī	natandō	natandum	natandō	natātum	natātū

Derived terms

• ēnatō
• natābundus
• natāns
• natāticius
• natātilis
• natātiō
• natātor
• natatorium
• natātōrium
• natātōrius
• natātūra
• natātus
• supernatō

 

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Gallurese: natà
  • Italian: natare (archaic)
  • Neapolitan: natare
  • Sassarese: nadà, annadai
  • Sicilian: natari
• Insular Romance:
  • Sardinian: nadai, anatare, nadare, natare
• North Italian:
  • Friulian: nadâ
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Old Catalan: nadar
    • Catalan: nedar, nadar (Western)
  • Occitan: nadar
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Aragonese: nadar
  • Asturian: nadar, ñadar
  • Extremaduran: nadal
  • Galician: nadar
  • Portuguese: nadar
  • Spanish: nadar

Reflexes of an assumed variant *nŏtāre: (cf. the prefixed ⟨transnotare⟩ in the Reichenau Glossary)

• Balkan Romance:
  • Aromanian: (a)nutari
  • Romanian: (î)nota
  • → Albanian: notoj
• Italo-Romance:
  • Corsican: nutà
  • Italian: nuotare, notare (archaic)
  • Gallurese: nutà, nudà
  • Sassarese: nudà
• North Italian:
  • Ligurian: nuâ
  • Piedmontese: nuvé
  • Romansch: nudar, nuder, nodar
  • Venetan: noar, nuar, nodar
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Franco-Provençal: noar
  • Old French: noer
  • Occitan: nodar (northern)

Further reading

• “nato”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “nato”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• nato in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[3], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) according to circumstances: pro re (nata), pro tempore
    

Etymology 2

See natus, nascor

Participle

nātō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of nātus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin nātus. Doublet of nado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.tu/

• Homophone: NATO
• Rhymes: -atu
• Hyphenation: na‧to

Adjective

nato (feminine nata, masculine plural natos, feminine plural natas)

1. (of a person) born (having a character or quality from birth)

   Synonym: (also applies to physical properties.) de nascença

   Ela é uma escritora nata.

   She is a born writer.

2. (of a person’s character or quality) innate (present from birth)

   Synonyms: inato, natural, (also applies to physical properties) de nascença

   A criatividade dela é nata.

   Her creativity is innate.

3. (with a demonym) born in a place (often implying strong identification with the location or local culture)

   Ele é nordestino nato!

   He is a born and bred Northeasterner!

4. (citizenship law, specifically) by birth (having a nationality due to being born in the country)

   Antonym: naturalizado

   Somos brasileiros natos, mas nosso avô foi naturalizado.

   We are Brazilians by birth, but our grandfather was naturalised.

See also

• dom

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnato/ [ˈna.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: na‧to

Adjective

nato (feminine nata, masculine plural natos, feminine plural natas)

1. born

Related terms

• antenatal
• innato
• mortinato
• nacer (see more related terms)
• natal
• natalidad
• navidad
• neonatal
• neonato
• neonatología
• nonato
• postnatal
• prenatal

 

Further reading

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

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nato.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑto/, [ˈnɑto]
• Rhymes: -ɑto
• Hyphenation: na‧to

Noun

nato

1. sister-in-law (sister of one's husband)

Inflection

Declension of nato (type III/jalkõ, t- gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	nato	naod
genitive	nao	natojõ, natoi
partitive	nattoa	natoitõ, natoi
illative	nattosõ, natto	natoisõ
inessive	naoz	natoiz
elative	naossõ	natoissõ
allative	naolõ	natoilõ
adessive	naollõ	natoillõ
ablative	naoltõ	natoiltõ
translative	naossi	natoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “nato”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn