# natu
## Finnish
### Etymology

Calque of English natty, nattie, clipping of naturaali. Compare normo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɑtu/, [ˈnɑ̝t̪u]
* Rhymes: -ɑtu
* Hyphenation: na‧tu

### Adjective

natu (comparative natumpi, superlative natuin)
* (Internet slang, sports, particularly body building) natty, not steroid-enhanced

#### Declension

Possessive forms of natu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
natuni
natuni
accusative
nom.
natuni
natuni
gen.
natuni
genitive
natuni
natujeni
partitive
natuani
natujani
inessive
natussani
natuissani
elative
natustani
natuistani
illative
natuuni
natuihini
adessive
natullani
natuillani
ablative
natultani
natuiltani
allative
natulleni
natuilleni
essive
natunani
natuinani
translative
natukseni
natuikseni
abessive
natuttani
natuittani
instructive
comitative
—natuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
natusi
natusi
accusative
nom.
natusi
natusi
gen.
natusi
genitive
natusi
natujesi
partitive
natuasi
natujasi
inessive
natussasi
natuissasi
elative
natustasi
natuistasi
illative
natuusi
natuihisi
adessive
natullasi
natuillasi
ablative
natultasi
natuiltasi
allative
natullesi
natuillesi
essive
natunasi
natuinasi
translative
natuksesi
natuiksesi
abessive
natuttasi
natuittasi
instructive
comitative
—natuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
natumme
natumme
accusative
nom.
natumme
natumme
gen.
natumme
genitive
natumme
natujemme
partitive
natuamme
natujamme
inessive
natussamme
natuissamme
elative
natustamme
natuistamme
illative
natuumme
natuihimme
adessive
natullamme
natuillamme
ablative
natultamme
natuiltamme
allative
natullemme
natuillemme
essive
natunamme
natuinamme
translative
natuksemme
natuiksemme
abessive
natuttamme
natuittamme
instructive
comitative
—natuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
natunne
natunne
accusative
nom.
natunne
natunne
gen.
natunne
genitive
natunne
natujenne
partitive
natuanne
natujanne
inessive
natussanne
natuissanne
elative
natustanne
natuistanne
illative
natuunne
natuihinne
adessive
natullanne
natuillanne
ablative
natultanne
natuiltanne
allative
natullenne
natuillenne
essive
natunanne
natuinanne
translative
natuksenne
natuiksenne
abessive
natuttanne
natuittanne
instructive
comitative
—natuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
natunsa
natunsa
accusative
nom.
natunsa
natunsa
gen.
natunsa
genitive
natunsa
natujensa
partitive
natuaan natuansa
natujaan natujansa
inessive
natussaan natussansa
natuissaan natuissansa
elative
natustaan natustansa
natuistaan natuistansa
illative
natuunsa
natuihinsa
adessive
natullaan natullansa
natuillaan natuillansa
ablative
natultaan natultansa
natuiltaan natuiltansa
allative
natulleen natullensa
natuilleen natuillensa
essive
natunaan natunansa
natuinaan natuinansa
translative
natukseen natuksensa
natuikseen natuiksensa
abessive
natuttaan natuttansa
natuittaan natuittansa
instructive
comitative
—natuineen natuinensa :

### Noun

natu
* (Internet slang, sports, particularly body building) natty, one that is not steroid-enhanced

#### Declension

Possessive forms of natu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
natuni
natuni
accusative
nom.
natuni
natuni
gen.
natuni
genitive
natuni
natujeni
partitive
natuani
natujani
inessive
natussani
natuissani
elative
natustani
natuistani
illative
natuuni
natuihini
adessive
natullani
natuillani
ablative
natultani
natuiltani
allative
natulleni
natuilleni
essive
natunani
natuinani
translative
natukseni
natuikseni
abessive
natuttani
natuittani
instructive
comitative
—natuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
natusi
natusi
accusative
nom.
natusi
natusi
gen.
natusi
genitive
natusi
natujesi
partitive
natuasi
natujasi
inessive
natussasi
natuissasi
elative
natustasi
natuistasi
illative
natuusi
natuihisi
adessive
natullasi
natuillasi
ablative
natultasi
natuiltasi
allative
natullesi
natuillesi
essive
natunasi
natuinasi
translative
natuksesi
natuiksesi
abessive
natuttasi
natuittasi
instructive
comitative
—natuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
natumme
natumme
accusative
nom.
natumme
natumme
gen.
natumme
genitive
natumme
natujemme
partitive
natuamme
natujamme
inessive
natussamme
natuissamme
elative
natustamme
natuistamme
illative
natuumme
natuihimme
adessive
natullamme
natuillamme
ablative
natultamme
natuiltamme
allative
natullemme
natuillemme
essive
natunamme
natuinamme
translative
natuksemme
natuiksemme
abessive
natuttamme
natuittamme
instructive
comitative
—natuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
natunne
natunne
accusative
nom.
natunne
natunne
gen.
natunne
genitive
natunne
natujenne
partitive
natuanne
natujanne
inessive
natussanne
natuissanne
elative
natustanne
natuistanne
illative
natuunne
natuihinne
adessive
natullanne
natuillanne
ablative
natultanne
natuiltanne
allative
natullenne
natuillenne
essive
natunanne
natuinanne
translative
natuksenne
natuiksenne
abessive
natuttanne
natuittanne
instructive
comitative
—natuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
natunsa
natunsa
accusative
nom.
natunsa
natunsa
gen.
natunsa
genitive
natunsa
natujensa
partitive
natuaan natuansa
natujaan natujansa
inessive
natussaan natussansa
natuissaan natuissansa
elative
natustaan natustansa
natuistaan natuistansa
illative
natuunsa
natuihinsa
adessive
natullaan natullansa
natuillaan natuillansa
ablative
natultaan natultansa
natuiltaan natuiltansa
allative
natulleen natullensa
natuilleen natuillensa
essive
natunaan natunansa
natuinaan natuinansa
translative
natukseen natuksensa
natuikseen natuiksensa
abessive
natuttaan natuttansa
natuittaan natuittansa
instructive
comitative
—natuineen natuinensa :

## Latin
### Noun

nātū
* ablative singular of nātus
    minor natu ― young aged
    magno natu ― old aged

### References

* “natu”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* ONLINE LATIN DICTIONARY OLIVETTI

## Maori
### Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *natu (“to knead, to mix with water” – compare with Tahitian natu “to squish with one's hands, to pinch [esp. playfully]”, Tongan natu “to knead”, Fijian natu “to grind with mortar and pestle”).

### Verb

natu (passive natua or natuhia)
* to stir, to mix
    Synonyms: ranu, whakaranu, whāranu

#### Derived terms

* konatu
* kōnatunatu
* nanatu
* natunatu

### References

* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “natu.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 171

### Further reading

* Williams, Herbert William (1917) “natu, nanatu”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 254
* “natu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

## Wauja
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈna.tu/

### Pronoun

natu
* I (first-person singular subject pronoun)
    Natu, nunupawi.
       I [myself] saw it.
    Katsa inyaunpei? Natu.
       Q: Who is it? A: It is I. (It's me.)
    Aitsa natu.
       Not I. (Count me out, I'm not interested, I object, I disagree.)
    Kapaipiyapai ipitsi amunaunki. Meyeityapai tumapai ulepe, meyeityapai tumapai usityui pessoalnaun ou. Oukaka Walama akapojatene inyaun wi: "Natu amunaunpei, maka aitsa natu numeiyeitya. Maka Arawi keyeityapai tumapai ulepe, usityui." En, umapai okapojala katahan...[sings]
       [The old chief at that time] had grown weary of his chiefly responsibilities. He no longer bothered to make bread [to distribute as a ceremonial sponsor]; nor did he bother to make manioc porridge to give his people to drink. So Walama [who was a young rising chief at that time] sang [about the other chief] in his kapojai song: "Let me be chief; I won't be lazy. My wife Arawi is industrious; she'll make plenty of manioc bread and porridge." Eh, here’s how his song goes… [sings]
* me (first-person singular direct object pronoun)
    Kamani pinyanka natu?
       Why did you blab [about] me?
    Onupajota natu.
       [He] is staring at me.
* my (possessive determiner)
    Hauke neke natu, akamawiu natu mama.When I was still an infant, my mother died.
* mine (first-person possessive pronoun)
    Natupei?[Can it be] mine? [May I have it?]

#### Usage notes

* In the excerpt above that begins "Walama okapojala," the rising young chief Walama twice uses natu as a subject pronoun to emphasize the distinction between himself and his rival: "Let me be chief, I won't be lazy (I won't be like that other guy)." Normally the subject performing an action is indicated by a prefix to the verb root, not by a pronoun. However, the pronoun natu can be used in combination with a verb to emphasize the subject. Compare:
      * Aitsa numeityapai (I won't be lazy)
      * Natu aitsa numeityapai (I won't be lazy – not me!)
* Note that Aruta tosses in a noun borrowed from Portuguese ("pessoal," people, followers), but he adds the Wauja plural suffix –naun, so that it becomes pessoalnaun (all the people). The Wauja have several words the Aruta could have used instead (opukenejo, inyaunaun), but he chose to use a dash of Portuguese in this statement.

#### Related terms

* nipitsi (me)
* nu (me)

### References

* E. Ireland field notes. Needs to be checked by native speaker.