# 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
    Antonym: droog
    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.

#### Derived terms

* doornat
* natheid
* natregenen
* nattevingerwerk
* nattigheid
* zeiknat

#### Descendants

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

### Noun

nat n (uncountable, diminutive natje n)
* moisture

#### Usage notes

* The diminutive natje is rare and almost only used in the context of expressions such as een natje en een droogje.

#### Derived terms

* een natje en een droogje
* 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