natal C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction 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... birthnativecongenitalnativity ↔ Opposites postmortemfatal Word family Related forms nativitynativeprenatalneonatalnascent Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown