natis

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Verb

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natis

  1. past of natar

Latin

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Etymology 1

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From an apparent Proto-Indo-European *not- (rear, buttock), related to Ancient Greek νῶτον (nôton); however, the phonetics are problematic.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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natis f (genitive natis); third declension

  1. rump, buttocks
    • 86 CE – 103 CE, Martial, Epigrammata 11.43:
      Incurvābat Hylān positō Tīrynthius arcū:
      Tū Megarān crēdis nōn habuisse natīs?
      The Tirynthian man would put down his bow and bend Hylān over— do you think Megarā had no arse?
Usage notes
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More common in the plural form.

Declension
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Third-declension noun (i-stem).

singular plural
nominative natis natēs
genitive natis natium
dative natī natibus
accusative natem natēs
natīs
ablative nate natibus
vocative natis natēs
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Etymology 2

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Participle

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nātīs

  1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of nātus

References

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  • natis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • natis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • natis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.