[ˈnaː.tʊs], [ˈnaː.tus]
OrigoPerfect active participle of nāscor (“I am born”). From older gnātus, from Proto-Italic *gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós (“produced, given birth”), from *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, give birth, beget”). The form genitus (used as the perfect passive participle of gignō) is a later creation, and forms a doublet.
- active, declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participleborn, arisen, made
“e/pro re nata” — under the circumstances
- declension-2son
- declension-2, in-pluralchildren
- declension-4birth; age; years
“From Adelphoe (The Brothers) by Terence (Terentius).” — If our means fail, that least concerns me, as I am the eldest (of most age).
“est igitur adulescentis maiores natu vereri” — and therefore it is a young man’s [duty] to respect his elders
- declension-4growth; growing
Formaenātus(canonical) · nāta(feminine) · nātum(neuter) · nātus(masculine, nominative, singular) · nāta(feminine, nominative, singular) · nātum(neuter, nominative, singular) · nātī(masculine, nominative, plural) · nātae(feminine, nominative, plural) · nāta(neuter, nominative, plural) · nātī(genitive, masculine, singular) · nātae(feminine, genitive, singular) · nātī(genitive, neuter, singular) · nātōrum(genitive, masculine, plural) · nātārum(feminine, genitive, plural) · nātōrum(genitive, neuter, plural) · nātō(dative, masculine, singular) · nātae(dative, feminine, singular) · nātō(dative, neuter, singular) · nātīs(dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural) · nātum(accusative, masculine, singular)