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natus.

son; child; children (pl.); birth; age, years [minor natu => younger; major natu => older];

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈnaː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈnaː.tus]

  1. son

    declension-2

  2. children

    declension-2 · in-plural
Where this word comes from

Perfect active participle of nāscor (“to be born”). From older gnātus, from Proto-Italic *gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós (“produced, given birth”), from *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, give birth, beget”). The form genitus (used as the perfect passive participle of gignō) is a later creation, and forms a doublet.

noun[ˈnaː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈnaː.tus]

  1. birth; age; years

    declension-4

  2. growth; growing

    declension-4
Where this word comes from

From nāscor (“to be born”) + -tus.

verb[ˈnaː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈnaː.tus]

  1. born, arisen, made

    active · declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · perfect
    e/pro re nata
Where this word comes from

Perfect active participle of nāscor (“to be born”). From older gnātus, from Proto-Italic *gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós (“produced, given birth”), from *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, give birth, beget”). The form genitus (used as the perfect passive participle of gignō) is a later creation, and forms a doublet.

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