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nado.

born (given birth to)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈna.du/Brazil/ˈna.du/Portugal[ˈna.ðu]Portugal/ˈna.du/Portugal, Southern
  1. born (given birth to)

    Azores
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese nado (“born”), from Latin nātus (“born”), perfect active participle of nāscor (“to be born”).

noun/ˈna.du/Brazil/ˈna.du/Portugal[ˈna.ðu]Portugal/ˈna.du/Portugal, Southern
  1. swim (the act or an instance of swimming)

    masculine
  2. swimming (the sport of swimming)

    masculine
  3. stroke (a particular style of swimming)

    Brazil · masculine
    nado de costas
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from nadar.

verb/ˈna.du/Brazil/ˈna.du/Portugal[ˈna.ðu]Portugal/ˈna.du/Portugal, Southern
  1. past participle of nascer

    dated · form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese nado (“born”), from Latin nātus (“born”), perfect active participle of nāscor (“to be born”).

verb/ˈna.du/Brazil/ˈna.du/Portugal[ˈna.ðu]Portugal/ˈna.du/Portugal, Southern
  1. first-person singular present indicative of nadar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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