natal

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈneɪtəl/ Rhymes: -eɪtəl === Etymology 1 === From Middle English natal, natale (“native, one’s own; inherited; presiding over birthdays or births”), from Classical Latin nātālis (“natal”), from nātus, perfect active participle of nāscor (“I am born”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-. Doublet of Natal and Noel. ==== Adjective ==== natal Of or relating to birth. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Classical Latin natis (“rump”) +‎ -al. ==== Adjective ==== natal (comparative more natal, superlative most natal) (medicine, zoology) Of or relating to the buttocks. ===== Derived terms ===== natal cleft ===== Related terms ===== nates natiform ===== Translations ===== === References === === Further reading === “natal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “natal”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === alant == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin nātālis. Doublet of Nadal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [nəˈtal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [naˈtal] === Adjective === natal m or f (masculine and feminine plural natals) natal ==== Derived terms ==== natalista natalitat ==== Related terms ==== Natàlia natalici === Further reading === “natal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin nātālis. Doublet of Noël. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /na.tal/ === Adjective === natal (feminine natale, masculine plural natals or nataux, feminine plural natales) native ville natale — home town === Further reading === “natal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈnatal/ [ˈna.t̪al] Rhymes: -atal Syllabification: na‧tal === Etymology 1 === From Portuguese natal, from Latin nātālis. ==== Adjective ==== natal (comparative lebih natal, superlative paling natal) natal (of or relating to birth) ==== Noun ==== natal (uncountable) (obsolete) birth (process of childbearing; beginning of life) Synonym: kelahiran === Etymology 2 === ==== Proper noun ==== natal alternative letter-case form of Natal ===== Related terms ===== == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Latin natalis. === Adjective === natal (neuter natalt, definite singular and plural natale, comparative natalare, indefinite superlative natalast, definite superlative natalaste) pertaining to birth === References === “natal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Occitan == === Etymology === From Inherited from Latin nātālis. Doublet of Nadal. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === natal m (feminine singular natala, masculine plural natals, feminine plural natalas) natal ==== Related terms ==== natalista natalitat ==== Dialectal variants ==== natau (Provençal) nadau (Gascon) === Further reading === Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎[1], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 467 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin nātālis. Doublet of Natal and Noel. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Homophone: Natal Hyphenation: na‧tal === Adjective === natal m or f (plural natais) natal (of or relating to birth) Synonym: natalício native (relating to the place where one was born) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “natal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “natal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French natal. === Adjective === natal m or n (feminine singular natală, masculine plural natali, feminine/neuter plural natale) natal ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin nātālis (“natal”). Compare also the doublet nadal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naˈtal/ [naˈt̪al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: na‧tal === Adjective === natal m or f (masculine and feminine plural natales) natal native país natal ― native country home ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “natal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025