# nat
## Translingual
### Symbol

nat
* (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Hungworo.

### See also

* Wiktionary’s coverage of Hungworo terms

## English
### Etymology 1

Borrowing from Burmese နတ် (nat).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nɑːt/
* Rhymes: -ɑːt

#### Noun

nat (plural nats)
* A spirit in Burmese mythology, whose cult is followed alongside Buddhism.
** 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 175:They greatly dread evil "Nats" or spirits, to whom they attribute every possible misfortune or illness.

### Etymology 2

Reduced form of naught.

#### Adverb

nat (not comparable)
* (obsolete) Not. [14th–17th c.]
** 1614, William Browne, The Shepheard's Pipe:And he a pistle rowned in her eare, / Nat what I want, for I ne came nat there.

### Etymology 3

Abbreviation of natural logarithm.

#### Noun

nat (plural nats)
* A logarithmic unit of information or entropy, based on natural logarithms.

##### Synonyms

* nit, nepit

##### See also

* bit, nat, qubit

### Etymology 4
#### Noun

nat (plural nats)
* (colloquial, US) Clipping of natatorium.

### Etymology 5

Clipping of natural.

#### Adjective

nat (not comparable)
* (roleplaying games, dice games, slang) Clipping of natural (“pertaining to a dice roll before bonuses or penalties have been applied to the result”).
    After rolling a Strength check to move a heavy cabinet, I got a nat 1 and the cabinet fell on me.
** 1992 October 5, Jordan M. Wolbrum, “Critical Hits”, in rec.games.frp.dnd‎ (Usenet):in the Dark Sun campaign I'm playing in, the DM handles crits/fumbles this way: Natural 20: an excellent attack, player gets a bonus attack, if he gets another Nat. 20, he gets a 3rd attack, and so on.
** 1995 September 21, Deanna Hatter, “How to roll d16 in level distribution?”, in rec.games.frp.dnd‎ (Usenet):Almost killed my cleric mage when she was juggling with another bard...missed the juggling check, rolled a nat 20 on the to-hit roll, and rolled maximum damage...and said cleric-mage was already wounded, and recuperating...8P
** 2022, Shelly Mazzanoble, Welcome to Dragon Talk: Inspiring Conversations About Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Love to Play It, Iowa City, I.A.: University of Iowa Press, →ISBN, page 56:But she continued. "I do a Survival check to see if there are any worm people in these puddles... and roll a nat twenty!"

### Anagrams

* TNA, a'n't, ant, Ant., TAN, Ant, an't, NTA, ant., ATN, ANT, Tan, -ant, ant-, tan

## Aromanian
### Etymology

From Latin nātus (“born”). Compare Romanian nat (“personal, individual”).

### Noun

nat m
* child

#### Related terms

* nascu

## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan nat, from Latin nātus, from earlier gnātus, from Proto-Italic *gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós (“begotten, produced”), derived from the root *ǵenh₁- (“to beget, give birth”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈnat]
* Audio (Barcelona):(file)
* Rhymes: -at

### Adjective

nat (feminine nada, masculine plural nats, feminine plural nades)
* born
    Synonym: nascut

#### Derived terms

* nounat

### References

* “nat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “nat”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “nat” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “nat” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Danish
### Etymology

From Old Danish nat, from Old Norse nátt, nótt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nad̥/

### Noun

nat c (singular definite natten, plural indefinite nætter)
* night (period between sunset and sunrise)

#### Derived terms

* bittersød natskygge
* brudenat
* bryllupsnat
* de lange knives nat
* den der gemmer til natten, gemmer til katten
* det er nat med
* dyrlægens natmad
* elskovsnat
* frostnat
* godnat
* godnat, Ole pengene ligger i vinduet
* gøre nat til dag
* have drukket af natpotten
* hvis man kan være en karl om natten kan man også være en karl om dagen
* i går nat
* i nat
* i nattens mulm og mørke
* ikke forstyrre nogens nattesøvn
* julenat
* kulturnat
* midnat
* midsommernat
* mordnat
* nataktiv
* natarbejde
* natble
* natbord
* natbordslampe
* natbus
* natcafe
* natcreme
* natdiskotek
* natdragt
* natdyr
* natflyvning
* natfugl
* natherberg
* nathold
* nathue
* nathus
* nathyacint
* natkjole
* natklub
* natklubsangerinde
* natkvarter
* natlampe
* natlig
* natlogi
* natlys
* natlæge
* natløb
* natmad
* natmand
* natmandsfolk
* natmørk
* natportier
* natpotte
* natradio
* natravn
* natrenovation
* natrestaurant
* natsejlads
* natside
* natskjorte
* natskygge
* natsommerfugl
* natsort
* natsværmer
* natsygeplejerske
* natsænkning
* nattakst
* natteblind
* natteblindhed
* nattedrøm
* nattefest
* nattefrost
* nattegn
* nattehimmel
* nattekulde
* nattelang
* natteleje
* natteliv
* natteluft
* nattely
* nattemperatur
* nattemøde
* nattemørke
* natten over
* nattens dronning
* natteravn
* natterend
* nattergal
* nattergalesang
* nattergaletur
* nattero
* natteroderi
* nattesjov
* nattestemning
* nattestilhed
* nattestille
* nattesved
* nattesyn
* nattesæde
* nattesøvn
* nattetid
* nattetime
* nattetisseri
* nattetåge
* nattevagt
* nattevandrer
* nattevandring
* nattevind
* nattevægter
* nattillæg
* nattjeneste
* nattog
* nattrøje
* nattøj
* natugle
* natviol
* natøvelse
* nytårsnat
* oktobernat
* over natten
* overnatning
* overnatningsmulighed
* overnatningssted
* overnatte
* polarnat
* som dag og nat
* som en tyv om natten
* sommernat
* stjernenat
* tropenat
* valgnat
* ved nat
* vinternat
* vågenat

### Further reading

* “nat” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch nat, from Old Dutch nat, from Proto-West Germanic *nat, from Proto-Germanic *nataz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nɑt/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: nat
* Rhymes: -ɑt

### Adjective

nat (comparative natter, superlative natst)
* wet
    Na de regen was het gras nat en modderig.After the rain, the grass was wet and muddy.
    Trek een jas aan, anders word je nat in de regen.Put on a coat, or you'll get wet in the rain.
    De hond kwam terug van zijn wandeling met natte poten.The dog came back from his walk with wet paws.
    We moesten schuilen voor de natte sneeuw.We had to take shelter from the wet snow.
    De kinderen kwamen binnen met natte kleren na het spelen in de regen.The children came inside with wet clothes after playing in the rain.

#### Antonyms

* droog

#### Derived terms

* doornat
* natregenen
* nattevingerwerk
* zeiknat

#### Descendants

* Berbice Creole Dutch: nati
* Negerhollands: nat
* Skepi Creole Dutch: nat
* → Aukan: nati

### Noun

nat n (uncountable)
* moisture

#### Derived terms

* gerstenat
* vleesnat

## Jingpho
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nat˧˩/

#### Verb

nat
* to burn

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-(n/t) (“ill; evil spirit”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nat˥˥/

#### Noun

nat
* ghost; god; spirit

### References

* Xu, Xijian (徐悉艰), Xiao, Jiacheng (肖家成), Yue, Xiangkun (岳相昆), Dai, Qingxia (戴庆厦) (1983 December) “nat”, in 景汉辞典 [Jingpho-Chinese Dictionary], Kunming: Yunnan Nationalities Publishing House, page 557

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈnat/, [ˈnät̪]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈnat/, [ˈnät̪]

### Verb

nat
* third-person singular present active indicative of nō

## Maia
### Noun

nat
* rain

## Middle English
### Adverb

nat
* Alternative form of not
** 13??, Geoffrey Chaucer, Boethius and Troilus
    And at the laste, yif that any wight wene a thing to ben other weyes thanne it is, it is nat only unscience, but it is deceivable opinioun ful diverse and fer fro the sothe of science.

### Noun

nat
* Alternative form of not

## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nɑːt/

### Verb

nāt
* first/third-person singular present indicative of nytan
* first/third-person singular present indicative of nitan

## Old Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Norse nátt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts.

### Noun

nāt f
* night

#### Descendants

* Swedish: natt

## Romanian
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin nātus, from earlier gnātus, from Proto-Italic *gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós (“begotten, produced”), derived from the root *ǵenh₁- (“to beget, give birth”). The meaning in Romanian developed from that of "offspring" or "progeny" in relation to the parent. Compare Aromanian nat (“child”), also Occitan nada (“girl”).

### Noun

nat m (plural nați)
* (uncommon, popular) person, individual
    Synonyms: om, persoană, individ, ins
* (uncommon, popular) kinsman, relative
    Synonyms: rudă, rudenie

#### Related terms

* naște

## Singpho
### Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-(n/t).

### Noun

nat
* spirit

### References

* Stephen Morey, The Singpho Agentive – Functions and Meanings (2012), p. 12

## Tzotzil
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nätʰ/

### Adjective

nat
* deep
    ti nat uk'ume ― the deep stream

#### Related terms

(Verbs)
* natij
(Adjectives)
* natik
(Adjectives & Nouns)
* natil

### References

* Laughlin, Robert M. (1975) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of San Lorenzo Zinacantán. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.

## Yola
### Etymology

From Middle English nat.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nat/

### Adverb

nat
* not
** 1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 106:Gooude var nat oan dhing, niether treesh ar thraame;Good for not one thing; neither for the trace, nor the car.

#### Derived terms

* nad (“had not”)

### References

* Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 58