nat
English
Etymology 1
Borrowing from Burmese နတ် (nat).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑːt/
- Rhymes: -ɑːt
Noun
nat (plural nats)
- A spirit in Burmese mythology, whose cult is followed alongside Buddhism.
- 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 175:
- They greatly dread evil "Nats" or spirits, to whom they attribute every possible misfortune or illness.
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Etymology 2
Reduced form of naught.
Adverb
nat (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Not. [14th–17th c.]
- 1614, William Browne, The Shepheard's Pipe:
- And he a pistle rowned in her eare, / Nat what I want, for I ne came nat there.
- 1614, William Browne, The Shepheard's Pipe:
Etymology 3
Abbreviation of natural logarithm.
Noun
nat (plural nats)
- A logarithmic unit of information or entropy, based on natural logarithms.
Synonyms
- nit, nepit
See also
- bit, nat, qubit
Noun
nat (plural nats)
- (colloquial, US) Clipping of natatorium.
Anagrams
- -ant, ANT, Ant, Ant., NTA, TAN, TNA, Tan, a'n't, an't, ant, ant-, ant., tan
Aromanian
Etymology
From Latin nātus (“born”). Compare Romanian nat (“personal, individual”).
Noun
nat m
- child
Related terms
- nascu
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Catalan nat, 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”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈnat/
- Rhymes: -at
Adjective
nat (feminine nada, masculine plural nats, feminine plural nades)
- born
- Synonym: nascut
Derived terms
- nounat
References
- “nat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “nat”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “nat” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “nat” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish nat, from Old Norse nátt, nótt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nad̥/
Noun
nat c (singular definite natten, plural indefinite nætter)
- night (period between sunset and sunrise)
Declension
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | nat | natten | nætter | nætterne |
| genitive | nats | nattens | nætters | nætternes |
Derived terms
- natlig
Further reading
- “nat” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch nat, from Old Dutch nat, from Proto-West Germanic *nat, from Proto-Germanic *nataz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑt/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: nat
- Rhymes: -ɑt
Adjective
nat (comparative natter, superlative natst)
- wet
Inflection
| Inflection of nat | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | nat | |||
| inflected | natte | |||
| comparative | natter | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | nat | natter | het natst het natste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | natte | nattere | natste |
| n. sing. | nat | natter | natste | |
| plural | natte | nattere | natste | |
| definite | natte | nattere | natste | |
| partitive | nats | natters | — | |
Antonyms
- droog
Derived terms
- doornat
- zeiknat
Descendants
- Berbice Creole Dutch: nati
- Negerhollands: nat
- Skepi Creole Dutch: nat
- → Aukan: nati
Noun
nat n (uncountable)
- moisture
Derived terms
- vleesnat
Jingpho
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nat˧˩/
Verb
nat
- to burn
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-(n/t) (“ill; evil spirit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nat˥˥/
Noun
nat
- ghost; god; spirit
References
- Xu, Xijian (徐悉艰); Xiao, Jiacheng (肖家成); Yue, Xiangkun (岳相昆); Dai, Qingxia (戴庆厦) (1983-12), “nat”, in 景汉辞典 [Jingpho-Chinese Dictionary], Kunming: Yunnan Nationalities Publishing House, page 557
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /nat/, [nät̪]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /nat/, [nät̪]
Verb
nat
- third-person singular present active indicative of nō
Maia
Noun
nat
- rain
Middle English
Adverb
nat
- Alternative form of not
- 13??, Geoffrey Chaucer, Boethius and Troilus
- And at the laste, yif that any wight wene a thing to ben other weyes thanne it is, it is nat only unscience, but it is deceivable opinioun ful diverse and fer fro the sothe of science.
- 13??, Geoffrey Chaucer, Boethius and Troilus
Noun
nat
- Alternative form of not
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑːt/
Verb
nāt
- first/third-person singular present indicative of nytan
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse nátt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts.
Noun
nāt f
- night
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | nāt | nāttin | nǣtter | nǣtrina(r), -rena(r) |
| accusative | nāt | nāttina, -ena | nǣtter | nǣtrina(r), -rena(r) |
| dative | nāt | nāttinni, -inne | nāttum, -om | nāttumin, -omen |
| genitive | nātta(r) | nāttinna(r) | nātta | nāttanna |
Descendants
- Swedish: natt
Romanian
Etymology
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”). The meaning in Romanian developed from that of "offspring" or "progeny" in relation to the parent. Compare Aromanian nat (“child”), also Occitan nada (“girl”).
Noun
nat m (plural nați)
- (uncommon, popular) person, individual
- (uncommon, popular) kinsman, relative
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) nat | natul | (niște) nați | nații |
| genitive/dative | (unui) nat | natului | (unor) nați | naților |
| vocative | natule | naților | ||
Synonyms
- (person, individual): om, persoană, individ, ins
- (kinsman, relative): rudă, rudenie
Related terms
- naște
Singpho
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-(n/t).
Noun
nat
- spirit
References
- Stephen Morey, The Singpho Agentive – Functions and Meanings (2012), p. 12
Tzotzil
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nätʰ/
Adjective
nat
- deep
- tinat uk'ume ― the deep stream
Related terms
(Verbs)
- natij
(Adjectives)
- natik
(Adjectives & Nouns)
- natil
References
- Laughlin, Robert M. (1975) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of San Lorenzo Zinacantán. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English nat.
Adverb
nat
- not
References
- Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 58