natal

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈneɪtəl/ UK /ˈneɪtl/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like nettle /ɛ/ vs /eɪ/

Meanings

1

adj
relating to the place or time of one's birth

She returned to her natal village after decades abroad.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating to the place or... birth native congenital nativity

Opposites

postmortem fatal

Word family

Related forms nativity native prenatalneonatalnascent

Etymology

From Latin natalis ('of or relating to birth'), from natus, past participle of nasci ('to be born'), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ('to give birth, beget').

natalis Latin nasci Latin *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# natal

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈneɪtəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈneɪtl/

## Meanings
1. relating to the place or time of one's birth

## Examples
- She returned to her natal village after decades abroad.

## Synonyms
- birth
- native
- congenital
- nativity

## Antonyms
- postmortem
- fatal

## Related Forms
- nativity
- native
- prenatal
- neonatal
- nascent

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: natalis
- Root: nasci
- Root: *ǵenh₁-

## Etymology
From Latin natalis ('of or relating to birth'), from natus, past participle of nasci ('to be born'), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ('to give birth, beget').

## AI Etymology
Natal comes from Latin natalis ('of or relating to birth'), from natus, past participle of nasci ('to be born'), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ('to give birth, beget'). The historical trail runs through Latin natalis, Latin nasci and Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-. In modern use it means relating to the place or time of one's birth. Related forms include nativity, native, prenatal, neonatal, nascent.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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