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natte.

plait (of hair), braid (US)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/nat/
  1. plait (of hair), braid (US)

    feminine
  2. mat

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French nate, from Old French nate, from Vulgar Latin *natta, variant of Latin matta, from Punic or Phoenician (compare Hebrew מיטה \ מִטָּה (mitá, “bed, couch”)).

verb/nat/
  1. inflection of natter: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of natter: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French nate, from Old French nate, from Vulgar Latin *natta, variant of Latin matta, from Punic or Phoenician (compare Hebrew מיטה \ מִטָּה (mitá, “bed, couch”)).

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