natura

== Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin nātūra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [nəˈtu.ɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [naˈtu.ɾa] Rhymes: -uɾa === Noun === natura f (plural natures) nature ==== Related terms ==== natural === Further reading === “natura”, 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 == Esperanto == === Etymology === From naturo +‎ -a. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naˈtura/ Rhymes: -ura Syllabification: na‧tu‧ra === Adjective === natura (accusative singular naturan, plural naturaj, accusative plural naturajn) natural Antonyms: kontraŭnatura, nenatura == Galician == === Alternative forms === netura === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese natura, borrowed from Latin nātūra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naˈtura̝/ === Noun === natura f (plural naturas) vulva of a female mammal nature manner, way essence (archaic) type, kind, lineage ==== Related terms ==== natural naturalmente natureza === References === “natura”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “natura”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “natura”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “natura”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “natura”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “natura”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin nātūra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naˈtu.ra/ Rhymes: -ura Hyphenation: na‧tù‧ra === Noun === natura f (plural nature) nature essence, character ==== Related terms ==== == Ladin == === Noun === natura f (plural natures) nature == Ladino == === Etymology === From Old Spanish natura, borrowed from Latin nātūra (compare Spanish natura). === Noun === natura f (Hebrew spelling נאטורה) nature ==== Related terms ==== natural == Latin == === Pronunciation === nātūra: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [naːˈtuː.ra] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [naˈtuː.ra] nātūrā: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [naːˈtuː.raː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [naˈtuː.ra] === Etymology 1 === From nāscor (“be born”) +‎ -tūra. ==== Noun ==== nātūra f (genitive nātūrae); first declension nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing Synonyms: habitus, ingenium, charactēr character, temperament, inclination, disposition Synonyms: mēns, indolēs, charactēr the natural world Nātūra non facit saltūs Nature does not make leaps. penis, organs of generation, the natural parts Apuleius, The Golden Ass, translated P.G. Walsh nec ūllum miserae refōrmātiōnis videō sōlācium, nisi quod mihi iam nequeuntī tenēre Photidem nātūra crēscēbat. The sole consolation I could see in this wretched transformation was the swelling of my penis - though now I could not embrace Photis. (rare) birth ===== Declension ===== First-declension noun. ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Inherited forms meaning "vagina": Franco-Provençal: [ɲyra], [ˈnɔːra], [ˈɲœːrə] Romansch: nadüra, nadira Borrowings meaning "nature": ==== References ==== Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “nātūra”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 7: N–Pas, page 45 ==== Further reading ==== “natura”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “natura”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "natura", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[2], London: Macmillan and Co. “natura”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin === Etymology 2 === From nātūrō +‎ -ā. ==== Verb ==== nātūrā second-person singular present active imperative of nātūrō == Maltese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian natura. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naˈtuː.ra/ Rhymes: -uːra === Noun === natura f (plural naturi) nature disposition (euphemistic) genitals ==== Related terms ==== == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin nātūra. Compare Old Spanish and Old Occitan natura. === Noun === natura f (plural naturas) nature, essence (essential characteristics) Synonym: natureza lineage ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Galician: natura === Further reading === Universo Cantigas - "natura" == Old Occitan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin nātūra. === Noun === natura f (nominative singular natura) nature ==== Related terms ==== natural == Old Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin nātūra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naˈtuɾa/ === Noun === natura f (plural naturas) nature, quality (anatomy) vulva, female genitals ==== Related terms ==== natural ==== Descendants ==== Ladino: natura (Latin spelling), נאטורה (Hebrew spelling) Spanish: natura == Piedmontese == === Alternative forms === natüra === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naˈtyra/ === Noun === natura f (plural nature) nature == Polish == === Alternative forms === nátura (Przemyśl) matura (Podegrodzie) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin nātūra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naˈtu.ra/ Rhymes: -ura Syllabification: na‧tu‧ra === Noun === natura f nature (entirety of the natural world) Synonym: przyroda nature (key characteristics of something or something's natural behavior) On jest dość miły z natury. ― He's quite nice by nature. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === natura in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN natura in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin nātūra. Compare Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese natura. === Pronunciation === === Noun === natura f (plural naturas) (poetic) nature Synonym: natureza ==== Derived terms ==== contranatura === Further reading === “natura”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “natura”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Sicilian == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin nātūra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naˈtu.ɾa/, [naˈtu.ɾa] Rhymes: -ura Hyphenation: na‧tù‧ra === Noun === natura f (plural naturi) nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing Synonym: caràttiri character, temperament, inclination, disposition Synonym: caràttiri the natural world Synonym: munnu (rare) birth Synonym: nàscita ==== Related terms ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish natura, borrowed from Latin nātūra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naˈtuɾa/ [naˈt̪u.ɾa] Rhymes: -uɾa Syllabification: na‧tu‧ra === Noun === natura f (plural naturas) nature Synonym: naturaleza === Verb === natura inflection of naturar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === References === === Further reading === “natura”, 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 == Swedish == === Etymology === From Latin in natura, used since the 17th century. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -²ʉːra === Noun === natura c (uncountable) in-kind (non-monetary payment), most often used in the adverbial postfix phrase in natura, sometimes i natura, and in compounds betalning i natura ― in-kind payment ==== Usage notes ==== The form "i natura," which is only mentioned in SAOB, appears to be more common in practice when comparing "lön i/in natura" and "betalt i/in natura" on Google. Often (jocularly) of being paid in sexual favors, especially in the form "betalt i(n) natura." ==== Related terms ==== === References === natura in Svensk ordbok (SO) natura in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) natura in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)